Caption
Indians were the first to "dip" the plentiful little Kiacks -- from Nova Scotia's sparkling waters and today's fishermen catch them in the time-honoured way, frequently with the aid of dip-nets made by local Indians. Top score, held by two rugged fishermen, is 45,000 Kiacks "dipped" in a single day. The fish are sold to local buyers at an average $1.15 a hundred. Veteran fishermen earn up to $1000.00 in a 6-week period. Last year one and a half million of the so-called "little Indian fish" were caught in the province's Yarmouth County alone.
Release Date
January 12, 1960
Materials
Typescript with illustrations
Photographers
Brooks, BobCollection
CMCP fonds
Credit Line
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives
Caption
The Indians called them Kiacks, the French know them as Gaspereau and the English call them Alewives, but they refer to the same thing -- the shimmering, flat little fish which invade Nova Scotia's inland waters every spring and are caught by the millions for use as lobster bait.
Accession Number
LAC-NFB89732
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011177139
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Apart from the heavy demand for them to meet the Maritime's lively lobster industry, about half the catch is salted or smoked and sold commercially. Much of the pickled and salted variety is exported to the United States and the West Indies.
Accession Number
LAC-NFB89731
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011177138
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Photostory #244L: Indian Fish of Nova Scotia
Photographers
Maker
National Film Board of Canada
Release Date
January 12, 1960
Collection
CMCP fonds
Credit Line
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives
Main Text
Indians were the first to "dip" the plentiful little Kiacks -- from Nova Scotia's sparkling waters and today's fishermen catch them in the time-honoured way, frequently with the aid of dip-nets made by local Indians. Top score, held by two rugged fishermen, is 45,000 Kiacks "dipped" in a single day. The fish are sold to local buyers at an average $1.15 a hundred. Veteran fishermen earn up to $1000.00 in a 6-week period. Last year one and a half million of the so-called "little Indian fish" were caught in the province's Yarmouth County alone.
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