Trawler Fishermen

On the Grand Banks of Newfoundland this film shows the new machinery and electronic gear employed on modern fishing boats. The trawler shown is the open-stern type, which allows full nets to be dragged easily from the sea and then lifted to spill the silvery catch into the cleaning troughs.
Directed by Martin Defalco - 1966 | 22 min
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[@josephmckenzie8953]

I remember as a greenhorn drag fisherman, I was cutting away to much salvageable web on a large flap tear, and one of the old hands asked if he could see my knife, and when I handed it to him, he threw it overboard.

[@wolfofrhodeislandx7462]

Lol green guys that cant mend are supposed to hold twine only not cut😂😂it was his fault for letting you cut at a flap

[@ericksonjustinAK]

It’s not a job. It’s an identity. And it’s not an industry. It’s a culture.

[@RickRafuse]

I sailed on her in the 76 made 3 trips

[@rustyshakleford6553]

According to the wife the father in law did a few trips as engineer on the Cape Nova.

[@justanotherdinosaur]

This is very helpful and informative

[@wolfofrhodeislandx7462]

6 on 6 off?!?!? Those days are way gone.more like 21hrs on 3hrs off

[@tiernan7829]

not every grand banks dragger was doing 6 on 6 off thats for sure

[@trackhoe23]

I wonder if the Cape Nova is still fishing.

[@thatonetrainguyfrom2576]

Unfortunately she’s scrapped

[@Mike-tu7uw]

Wonder what year this was?

[@thatonetrainguyfrom2576]

1966

[@karem777]

Whos dong this for IB Business exam?

[@TheFaster65]

Them Trawlers scoop the fish up pretty quick , and you had every country in the world 365 days a year that plunder it and wipeout the fishery , destructive way of fishing . what did ya think ? it would last forever !lololo

[@jase4270]

Plenty of fish out there that's why there is quotas and good fish management

[@mbsjanetelizabeth]

Please will you credit the singers for me? Who are they?

[@marinoraven9598]

the stormy clovers, according to the credit list at the end

[@tuvia4082]

whole lotta smoking going on

[@caseydixon8714]

Arrrrrh