This video in the 'At
The Fishing' series is a compilation video recorded at sea
on various trips by fishermen themselves and shows life and
work at sea on many different types of fishing vessels, including
some recently built boats.
The tape includes footage
recorded on a range of different vessels, including single-rig
and twin-rig trawlers, also shown is creeling, and tuna netting
is also featured.
Most of the footage in
the tape was recorded between 1999-2002 with the exception
of the sprat trawling which was filmed in 1991.
Volume 5 was filmed onboard
various vessels from Scotland and Ireland, and also includes
footage of vessels from other countries working the fishing
grounds around the UK, in all seasons and weather conditions.
This video
was recorded onboard the following vessels:
1. ALISA,
OB 26 and CAROLINE C, OB70 (1991)
Mallaig based
boats pair trawling for sprats off the west coast of Scotland.
2. MARY
M, SO857 (1999)
40 metre
Irish trawler fishing the deep water grounds to the west of
Shetland. The vessel is shown catching black halibut near
to the Foinaven Oilfield.
3. HOLLY
B, T420 (2001)
Irish registered
boat shown gill netting for tuna off Ireland. Also featuring
many vessels from Spain and France as well as other Irish
vessels.
4. NORMA
MARY, A882 (2001)
51 metre
freezer stern trawler pictured twin-rig trawling for red fish
in deep water.
5. RELIANT,
BCK101 (2001)
Featuring
the launch of the vessel in Whitby in 2001 then filmed carrying
out fishing trials.
6. ALISON
KAY, LK57 (2001)
The newly
built Shetland trawler filmed on its first trip after being
built in Denmark
7. GOLDEN
WEST, K101 (2002)
Orkney fishing
boat filmed creeling in the Pentland Firth, recorded in February
2002
RUNNING
TIME APPROXIMATELY 1 HR 38 MINUTES