Film Record: Commercial Salmon Trolling off the British Columbia Coast

Identifier:

• AAAA1283 (Source: http://search-bcarchives.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/commercial-salmon-trolling-off-british-columbia-coast)

Date produced: 1946

Filmmaker(s):

George J. Alexander

Production credits:

• George J. Alexander, director, photographer

Country of Production:

Canada

Languages:

English

Duration:

00:16:40

Length:

ca. 448 ft

Format:

16mm

Colour:

B&W

Sound Notes:

Silent

Awards/Recognition:

BC Archives list of titled amateur films

Description:

"The coho and spring salmon trolling industry of Vancouver Island's west coast. Includes footage of boats, types of tackle, catching and cleaning fish, buying stations, delivery to the wharf, etc. The packer Co-Operator II is shown." (BC Archives)
The film was shot between 1941 and 1946.
Additional credit: "Produced by the British Columbia Provincial Fisheries Dept."
Additional credit: "This picture was produced with the kind co-operation of the Kyoquot Trollers Co-operative Association."

Resources:

Duffy, Camera West (1986), entry #C/99.

Locations:

• West Coast of Vancouver Island, BC (Filming)
• Kyoquot, BC (Filming)

Subjects:

• Industries
•           Fishing

Genre:

• Documentary
• Industrial

Form:

• Short

Repository:

BC Archives film collection, Royal BC Museum

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