Fish Trap (1962)

River Axe, Colyton, Devon. L, S of cows grazing in a meadow, tilt down to a river. L, S of a fish trap going over the river, it is controlled by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries to keep track of sea trout. Panning shot of the fish trap it looks like a row of empty canoes with a hut near the bank. Top shot of sea trout caught in the trap. M, S, inside the hut, of a man winding a winch. Top shot of the trap lifting out of the water. The trout are trapped in a tank the fish s sex is determined and its condition checked. C, U of a man s hands fitting a tag on the trapped fish in the tank. C, U of the man s hand reaching for a tag. C, U of the tag going into the struggling fish. The man then picks up some clippers and trims the tag. C, U of the man s face. Top shot of the man measuring the length of the fish. M, S of the man writing on a blackboard. M, S of the fish swimming about in the tank. M, S of the man chalking up details of the capture on the blackboard before going over to the w