From the rocky bottom of a stream this film brings you a remarkable study of the eastern brook trout, showing how instinct protects a fish and lets it survive, and how the same instinct holds it prisoner of its environment. Photographed in color at natural speed, the film’s most remarkable sequence shows the spawning of fish, the event of regeneration as eggs are laid and fertilized, then hatch.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
313643
Language
English
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Fishes - Reproduction
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Ecology
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Freshwater ecology
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Stream ecology
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)