Ice Barrier Fishing

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2304A
Date Released
2 Aug 1973
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ice Barrier Fishing. DESCRIPTION: International fishing fleets draw heavy catches off Newfoundland and Labrador amidst dangerous ice floes. SHOTLIST: SV shot through porthole of ice on sea. SV boats in ice barrier. SV ship making headway. CU down bow of boats, bow breaking ice. SLV ship fishing in sea pan round to ship’s superstructure. SV fisherman working on board ship. CU pan net being hauled out of water. SV fisherman instructing crane operator. SV mass of fish into ship’s stowing compartment. CU fishes wriggling on bench. CU fisherman. SV through wire mesh, man working. SV man working. SV fishes being put onto conveyor belt. SV 3 men cutting fishes on bench. CU man working. CU man cutting fish up. SV 2 men working. CU cut up fish being put onto tray man pushes trolley in front of men. SV men working. SV ship anchored out in sea. SV man holding onto man, film down bow. SV shot down bow of wash being made from bow. SV shark on deck, men trying to move it. SV shark sliding back into water. SV ship slowly moving along.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Weather; Fisheries
Locations
Canada
Footage sources
France
Card file number
99254
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Length of story (in feet)
102
Story extras:

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'Ice Barrier Fishing', British Movietone News Issue No. 2304A, 2 Aug 1973. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/29994 (Accessed 02 Aug 2025)