Boat Stories: Fishing for Clovelly Herring
Channel: North Devon Moving Image
Date: 2014-12-04

Fishing for Clovelly Herring with Stephen Perham

Fishing for Clovelly Herring follows traditional herring fisherman, Stephen Perham, as he rows out into Bideford Bay before dawn to shoot his nets. He explains his personal crusade to try and revive the local, sustainable herring fishery and get more people eating Clovelly herring.

Filmed & edited by Simon Vacher
Sound assistant Oscar Adams
Music performed by Rakes Adrift with thanks to The Waterboys for use of Fisherman's Blues
Directed & produced by Jo Stewart-Smith
With thanks to
Northern Devon FLAG, Bideford Bridge Trust, Tarka Trust, Clovelly Estate.

This short film is part of the North Devon Moving Image (NDMI) Boat Stories series of short films about boats and fishing in North Devon.  You can find out more about the project on the Boat Stories website http://www.boatstories.co.uk/

To see more short films from NDMI visit http://www.northdevonmovingimage.org.uk/