The Man Who Digs for Fish
1979, English. Directed by Jack Long.
Frank Jenkinson, eighty-two, has been digging for fish for twenty-five years. His unorthodox conservationist practices have increased the numbers of the salmon population in the Jarvis Inlet from a modest 500 to 25 000. Using a spade and accompanied by his dog, Frank wades up and down the stream, digging for the newly hatched salmon that lie buried in the gravel. Without his intervention they risk dying before reaching maturity.
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Who directed The Man Who Digs for Fish?
The Man Who Digs for Fish (1979) was directed by Jack Long and stars Frank Jenkinson, Trevor Lautens.