Hand. Line. Cod

Simms, Justin, (film director.). Clarke, Annette, (film producer.). Clarke, Annette, (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.).

Summary: Set in the coldest waters surrounding Newfoundland's rugged Fogo Island, Justin Simms' short film HAND.LINE.COD. follows a group of "people of the fish"-traditional fishers who catch cod live by hand, by hook and line, one at a time. Their secret mission? To drive up the price of fish. After a 20-year moratorium on North Atlantic cod, the stocks are returning. These fishers are leading a revolution in sustainability, taking their premium product directly to the commercial market for the first time. Simms takes viewers deep inside the world of the brave fishers returning to past methods that hold tremendous potential for the future. Travel with them from the early morning hours, spend time on the ocean, and witness the intricacies of a 500-year-old tradition that's making a comeback.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (13 min., 16 sec.) : sound
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Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2016.
Copyright: ©2016

Content descriptions

General Note:	Agency - English program:.Quebec & Atlantic Studio.
Restrictions on Access Note:	No restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Writer, Justin Simms ; director, Justin Simms ; director of photography, Andrew MacCormack ; editor, Justin Simms, Andrew MacCormack ; producer, Annette Clarke ; original music, Ian Foster ; sound design, Catherine Van Der Donckt ; cinematographer, A A Scott McClellan ; foley artist, Lise Wedlock ; re-recording, Serge Boivin ; executive producer, Annette Clarke.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded 2016.
Target Audience Note:	13-18.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Awards Note:	Documentary Science/Nature/Technology, 2017
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-04-05).