Survey of sea animals and creatures in the water surrounding the Indian sub-continent. An early focus is on their use for human consumption and footage appear to have been filmed in aquaria.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
314527
Language
English
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Marine biology
Animals & Wildlife → Marine ecology
Animals & Wildlife → Marine fauna
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Marine ecology
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Marine fauna
Documentary → Documentary films - India
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Marine biology
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)