Sponge Fishing in the Mediterranean

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1092A
Date Released
11 May 1950
Date submitted
5 May 1950
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sponge Diving. SHOTLIST: KS. Priest blessing fishing boats before leaving. Families see fishermen off. Relatives change scarves. Boats leave for North African Coast. Divers descending over sponge area. Sponges being dried in the sun.
Local distribution only
Ireland release only
Keywords
Fisheries
Locations
Kalymos Island
Footage sources
France
Card file number
53683
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
104
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Sponge Fishing in the Mediterranean', British Movietone News Issue No. 1092A, 11 May 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16396 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)