The Man who digs for fish

Frank Jenkinson, eighty-two, has been digging for fish for twenty-five years. His unorthodox conservationist practices have increased the numbers of the salmon population in the Jarvis Inlet from a modest 500 to 25000. Using a spade and accompanied by his dog, Frank wades up and down the stream, digging for the newly hatched salmon that lie buried in the gravel. Without his intervention they risk dying before reaching maturity.

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Credits

producer

John Taylor

production company

ONF | NFB

director

Jack Long

Duration

00:13:20:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1979

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323372

Language

English

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Aquatic biology

Animals & Wildlife → Fishes

Animals & Wildlife → Marine ecology

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Conservation of natural resources

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmental education

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Marine ecology

Crafts & Visual Arts → Portraits

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Canada

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Aquatic biology

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Marine ecology

People → Portraits

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

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Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Canada, 1979

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