This documentary records the journey undertaken by Jacques Cousteau, his 24-member team, and an NFB film crew to explore the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, one of the world's richest fishing areas. They discover shipwrecks, film icebergs and observe beluga whales, humpback whales and harp seals. The film also includes a fascinating sequence showing Calypso divers freeing a calf whale entrapped in a fishing net.
On July 1st, 1916, the Newfoundland Regiment took part in a massive First World War offensive on the...
In this documentary short, summer trippers line up for the famous local fried clams and whole famili...
The Southern Sea Otter was historically abundant along the California coastline until intense huntin...
Sea otters are once again in peril after being brought back from the brink of extinction. An unprece...
Two veteran journalists uncover the oil and gas industries' role in what could be one of the greates...
Documentary about the two big resources in the North Atlantic, fish and oil, and the impact of their...
This pioneering documentary film depicts the lives of the indigenous Inuit people of Canada's northe...
Sword Fishing is a 1939 short documentary film about a group of fisherman, including Howard Hill, "t...
In this short film, champion fisherman Ernie St. Claire tries to catch a large salmon in Oregon's Ro...
This documentary chronicles the relocation of an entire town in Newfoundland, Canada.
A photographer shares unpublished images chronicling time spent among the 'fiercely independent' res...
Ben Power interviews his father, Darrell Power of Great Big Sea, and asks what it was like on the ro...
The owners of the Loon Bay Lodge in St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada usually plan fishing and raft...
One man's hat is another man's treasure when it comes to the importance and significance of saving i...
This short documentary includes three vignettes about life off the coast of Newfoundland. In Island ...
Combining archival photos with new and found footage, this short film presents a personal, impressio...
This short film depicts Newfoundland’s “old times” as seen by Julie O’Brien, an 11-year-old living i...
For more than four centuries, young Portuguese fishermen have followed their fathers to the Grand Ba...
With Pete Smith providing dry off-screen commentary, we watch some serious fishing: a marlin caught ...