Capelin and Driftnet Fishing

Capelin and Driftnet Fishing

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  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 10, 1978

Runtime

0h 29m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Íslendingurinn og hafið

Director

Heiðar Marteinsson

Description

A film about a typical winter season on board an Icelandic fishing boat. The boat, Gunnar Jónsson, starts off from the Westman Islands and is at first mainly engaged in capelin fishing for fishmeal production. When January comes, the men start preparing for the traditional cod fishing period.