Farrell, Neil. Interview about cod fishery, cod traps, grades of fish, fish plants, decline in the fishery.

• Main Author: Glavine, Susanna
• Other Authors: Farrell, Neil
• Format: Audio
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Work; Fishing; Fishes; Fishing equipment; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_en/id/1186

Interview with Neil Farrell about the cod fishery, cod traps, grades of fish, fish plants, and the decline in the fishery over time. 00:00-00:20 Neil Farrell, Marystown, born 1958, collector-Susanna Glavine, November 18, 2019; 00:32-last inshore fisherman, 35 years fishing; 00:41father involved in fishery, took over from him, new technology;1:03-all fishing involved cod, cod raps, cod jiggers in fall; 01:39- all fish sold to local merchant’s, Reddy, Murley, Wiscombe; 01:50- price low, fish grades, Jamaica; 02:23- quintal; 02:46-typical day, daylight, traps, splitting, salting, second trip to trap; 03:38- family, paid in September; 04:17- trap skiffs, local people, Gerard Kelly, Beau Bois, last skiff built, Dick Kelly, Edward Farrell’ 04:50- barter system; 05:20- opening of fish plant; 06:10-decline after shipyard opened, better wages; 06:41-memories, smoking on wharf, fire in shed, father, brothers, uncles; 07:30-community loss, decline of inshore fishery, no charge, no young men; 08:13- anecdotes, talk to brother John; 08:34-end of fishery, selling out licence, no one to take over, emotional at end of fishing career