Hand. Line. Cod.

Hand. Line. Cod. / a National Film Board of Canada production ; written & directed by Justin Simms ; produced by Annette Clarke.

Set in the coldest waters surrounding Newfoundland's rugged Fogo Island, this film follows a group of "people of the fish"--traditional fishers who catch cod live by hand, by hook and line, one at a time. Their secret mission? To drive up the price of fish. After a 20-year moratorium...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Simms, Justin (Screenwriter)
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: [Montréal, Québec] : [Distributed by] National Film Board of Canada, [2020]
Subjects:
Sustainable fisheries > Newfoundland and Labrador > Fogo Island (Island)
Small-scale fisheries > Newfoundland and Labrador > Fogo Island (Island)
Cod fisheries > Newfoundland and Labrador > Fogo Island (Island)
Cod fisheries.
Small-scale fisheries.
Sustainable fisheries.
Newfoundland and Labrador > Fogo Island (Island)
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Short films.
Documentaires.
Films autres que de fiction.
Courts métrages.
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Summary:Set in the coldest waters surrounding Newfoundland's rugged Fogo Island, this film follows a group of "people of the fish"--traditional fishers who catch cod live by hand, by hook and line, one at a time. Their secret mission? To drive up the price of fish. After a 20-year moratorium on North Atlantic cod, the stocks are returning. These fishers are leading a revolution in sustainability, taking their premium product directly to the commercial market for the first time.
Item Description:Title from title frames.
Originally produced by: National Film Board of Canada, ©2016.
Physical Description:1 streaming video file (13 min.) : sound, color
Production Credits:Director of photography, Andrew MacCormack ; edited by Justin Simms & Andrew MacCormack ; original music by Ian Foster.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed September 18, 2020).

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