Shrimps Aid Skindivers

Series

Series Name: Living Tomorrow

Issue

Issue No.

Date Released

1969

Filmed

May 1969

Length of issue (in feet)

471

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 3

Summary

COI synopsis: Decompression sickness otherwise known as the "bends" is one of the great barriers to undersea exploration. Scientists seeking an answer have found valuable clues in the humble shrimp which can also suffer from the "bends".

Keywords

Science and technology; Animals; Exploration and explorers; Marine

Written sources

COI Microfilm Roll 47 [BFI National Archive] Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1458/3

Credits:

Producer: Anthony Thomson
Sponsor: Central Office of Information (COI)
Sound: Chris Wilden
Camera: Dick Ewen
Sponsor: Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Presenter: Howard Williams
Presenter: Ian Morrison
Producer: Janice Willett / Kay
Support services: Lawrence Hughes
Presenter: Marion Foster
Director: Mark Lawton
Director: Rosamund Davies

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