Camaret, on the coast of Brittany, relies on lobster fishing and boat building for its livelihood. However, some areas are being fished out and the industry is dying. Shows the continued, and often unrewarded, toil of the men on one of the lobster boats, whose search extends as far as South America and Mauritania.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
003258
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Boatbuilding
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Fishermen
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industries - Great Britain
Animals & Wildlife → Fish trade
Animals & Wildlife → Fish trade - Great Britain
Animals & Wildlife → Fisheries
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Great Britain - Social life and customs
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Boatbuilding
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Great Britain - Social conditions
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)