Oyster Farming Beware Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1956)

Helford, Cornwall. Shots of fishing boats on the River Helford. M, S man at helm of boat whilst 2 men throw nets over the side in order to catch oysters. Shots of them hauling nets onto boat and unloading the oysters. Manager of the oyster farm Leonard Hodges lends a hand and culls the latest catch. They throw the young ones back in to mature. Some shots of house along banks of River Helford and plaque: The Duchy of Cornwall Oyster Farm. M, S 2 men pick up a tray of oysters from a preservation tank in the river. At the oysterage the oysters are cleaned and then put into cleansing tanks. Top shot of tanks full of oysters. A man then grades the oysters, the largest are called number one. Then they re packed in barrels and covered with seaweed. There is no print of this story. FILM A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT