Science In Fishing (1958)

Newlyn, Cornwall. L/S of Newlyn harbour with lots of fishing boats. L/S of a trawler with the harbour in the background. A shot from the deck of a trawler of the sea and other boats with the coastline in the background. There is a man on deck working in the foreground. L/S of a lighthouse, a boat and the harbour become visible as the boat with the camera on sails away. C/U of the skipper, Bobby Jewell, looking out of the window of the cabin on ’The Chichester Lass’. C/U of the boat cutting through the water. M/S of a machine inside the cabin, it is a box on the wall with a gauge and a pointer which spins round. The results are printed out at the bottom. The machine is a radar echo sounder to locate the pilchards and the crew is experimenting with the device. C/U of the machine. M/S of the mate Benny Orchard pointing to the machine, Bobby looks at it as well. M/S of the cabin shot from the deck of the ship. The cabin window is opened and Bobby gives a signal to another member of the c