Video recording of an interview with Alexander ''Moe'' Mathieson, Mallaig on 17 May 2009. This interview was conducted as part of producing the video DVD ''When the Fishing Was On''. Subjects addressed: Family background in fishing; going to sea as a young man; motivation for fishing; jobs on board fishing boats; finding shoals of herring; ''swimming'' herring to empty them; fishing for mackerel; pumping fish aboard; ring netting; changing fishing grounds; pair trawling; changing net types; progression of boats in the Manson fleet; prawn fishing; entertainment ashore in Mallaig; learning the ropes onboard; at sea in bad weather ; klondykers and the herring boom; Length: 70 mins. Interviewer: Andy Attenburrow

Year made: 2009

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