Trawling (1940-1949)

British Instructional Films presentation. Graphic map of Britain showing the main ports used by trawlers. Milford Haven, Fleetwood, Aberdeen, Leith, North Shields, Hull, Grimsby and Lowestoft are labelled on map. Shots of fishing boats preparing to leave port. Shot of the cabin of a ship - named “Jacqueline.“ Man walks on deck in waders. A couple of the sailors are smoking as they work. Ropes are hauled on to the deck and wound into coils. A sail is raised in C/U. The boat leaves port. Views as it leaves. Men work on deck tying nets. One man with an oil can in his hand walks along the deck and puts oil on a piece of machinery. Cook in galley prepares a meal. It is hard to see what he is doing - could be cooking or washing up. “At the Fishing Grounds.“ Top shot of three fishermen lowering a net over the side of a boat. An “otter board“ or “kite“ is winched over the side of the boat. C/Us of skipper operating the ship’s telegraph. M/S of six men lowering the nets. C/U of the nets lying o