| OYSTER FARMING Fishing for Oysters off the coast of Cornwall. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6097 |
| Catalog #: | 144844 | |
| Clip Number: | 144844-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | CP 77 | |
| Timecode: | 01:49:36 - 01:52:31 | |
| Location: | Helford, Cornwall. | |
| Year Shot: | 1956 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATE, MARINE: Mollusk, Bivalve, Oysters FARMING: Livestock, Shellfish FISHING: Shellfish LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Cornwall | |
| Description: | OYSTER FARMING Fishing for Oysters off the coast of Cornwall. Helford, Cornwall. Shots of fishing boats on the River Helford. M/S man at helm of boat whilst 2 men throw nets over the side in order to catch oysters. Shots of them hauling nets onto boat and unloading the oysters. Manager of the oyster farm Leonard Hodges lends a hand and culls the latest catch. They throw the young ones back in to mature. Some shots of house along banks of River Helford and plaque: The Duchy of Cornwall Oyster Farm. M/S 2 men pick up a tray of oysters from a preservation tank in the river. At the oysterage the oysters are cleaned and then put into cleansing tanks. Top shot of tanks full of oysters. A man then grades the oysters, the largest are called number one. Then they're packed in barrels and covered with seaweed. | |
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