A man who digs for fish

[kingblazer84]

The Man Who Digs for Fish

Frank Jenkinson, eighty-two, has been digging for fish for twenty-five years. His unorthodox conservationist practices have increased the numbers of the salmon population in the Jarvis Inlet from …

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[Birdbrain]

Thanks! Another outstanding film by good old National Film Board of Canada.
This is the first time I’ve heard of saving stranded swim-up fry by digging them out of the gravel. Smart man!

P.S. It’s Jervis Inlet, not Jarvis.

 

[Sir Reel]

Frank Jenkinson, eighty-two, has been digging for fish for twenty-five years. His unorthodox conservationist practices have increased the numbers of the salmon population in the Jervis Inlet from a modest 500 to 25 000. Using a spade and accompanied by his dog, Frank wades up and down the stream, digging for the newly hatched salmon that lie buried in the gravel. Without his intervention they risk dying before reaching maturity.

The Man Who Digs for Fish

Frank Jenkinson, eighty-two, has been digging for fish for twenty-five years. His unorthodox conservationist practices have increased the numbers of the salmon population in the Jarvis Inlet from …

www.nfb.ca

 

[Claymaker]

well that was super interesting, thanks for sharing. Learned something new