Donnerstag, 16. August 2012

Disappeared Skills, Disappeared Professions

Dear Friends
I have to thank the Comité de Pêche de Sainot Malo - Bretagne (FR) for its initiative of presenting to the public a unique living reconstruction of the life of the French fishermans engaged in the fishing campaigns of the past on the banks of the Newfoundland (Canada). According to the reconstruction, a team of fischermans working under the deck of a fishing boat comprised a first fish operator in charge to fournish the captured fishes to a second one who cutted the fish heads and passed the bodies of the fishes to a third one who cleaned the bodies from the intriors and passed them to a fourth one, sometime a 14-15 year old joung man, who washed the bodies and passed them to a fifth one in charge of salting down the bodies and disposing them for storing. Up to six such teams, contemporary, day and night worked under the deck of a fishing boat and a fishing campaign often last up to six months. Today, few French fishing boats each year take the way of the Newfoundland banks and it is possible to say that the skills or professions of said fishermans are practically disappeared. The following images give you an idea of the hard working conditions of said fishermans and their skills. Any comment from your side is welcomed.
Salutations
Giancarlo









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