Ceylon Fishing Boats

Series

Series Name

Roundabout

Issue

Issue No.

96

Date Released

May 1970

Length of issue (in feet)

858

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Overseas Fisheries Officers Course
2. 2Ceylon Fishing Boats
3. 3Boat Show 1970
4. 4Dufay Paints
5. 5Gala Cosmetics
6. 6Hong Kong Fashion Show

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 6

Summary

NoS synopsis: How knowledge gained by Ceylonese fisheries officers attending courses in Britain is applied to bring about improvements in their country’s fishing industry. Fishermen are encouraged to build powerful and bigger boats, and local agents are training to fit and overhaul the diesel engines.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Fisheries

Written sources

COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 53 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1072/96

Credits:

Production Co.

British Pathe Ltd.

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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