Pierce Pickett. Part 3
Part 3 of an interview with Pierce Pickett, who was a fisherman, schooner captain, logger, sealer, and World War I veteran. Pickett discusses his life as a sealer out on the ice; his reaction to the Greenpeace protests; does believe in government quotas; describes the handling and curing of seal pel...
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Format: | Moving Image (Video) |
Language: | English |
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MUN Extension Service
1977
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Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/extension/id/675 |
Summary: | Part 3 of an interview with Pierce Pickett, who was a fisherman, schooner captain, logger, sealer, and World War I veteran. Pickett discusses his life as a sealer out on the ice; his reaction to the Greenpeace protests; does believe in government quotas; describes the handling and curing of seal pelts; discusses government involvement in the fishery and the effects of unemployment insurance and the dole; Smallwood's policies. Pickett received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Memorial University. |
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