Herring Hunt is a 1953 French-English language documentary about the operations of a herring boat off the coast of British Columbia, directed by Julian Biggs, written by Leslie McFarlane, and produced by Guy Glover. It was nominated for an Oscar for Best Short Subject, One-Reel.
Director: Julian Biggs
Writers: Leslie McFarlane
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Funnily enough I had a kipper for breakfast earlier, so was especially interested in this short feature depicting a day in the life of a small Canadian fishing fleet. With the salmon season now behind them, these hard working men have but a short time to land 40,000 tons of this…
