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Fishing and Hunting Industries (30)

Herring (1)

  • Herring Hunt
    Herring Hunt
    Julian Biggs 1953 10 min
    This short sea-faring documentary follows the operations of a herring boat and her crew in the coastal waters of British Columbia. The Western Girl trawler, her skipper, and his men race to get their catch before the quota is taken and the fishing area closed. Teamwork is paramount in an enterprise that has a great element of risk; competition is keen and one man's mistake may mean severe loss, so that a year of plenty may be followed by a year of famine.

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