Lobstering on the Benjo at Chatham, Cape Cod (Complete Documentary by Christopher Seufert)

Chatham, Cape Cod: Experience a day on a Cape Cod lobster boat. Ride out through the choppy, early morning swells and accompany the lobstermen as they haul their traps, sorting and banding these ancient crustaceans. Underwater footage reveals the lobsters in their native habitat, feeding on fish and kelp, then follows them into the traps as they're hauled topside. The Fishtown Educational Series documents the men and women who continue in the New England fishing industry despite thinning fish stocks and an uncertain future. Cape Cod Times- November 15, 1997 Head to the library and you'll find if you haven't already made the discovery, that this is darn little available to read about lobstering or any other kind of fishing for that matter. But hark! A light develops at the end of the tunnel! This video, Lobstering on the Benjo, features loads of underwater lobster footage and lots of at-sea action. We see lobsters roaming around. We see them hiding in the traps. We even see the darn thing snatch an unlucky minnow that was swimming by. The lobstermen explain how traps work, explain how the entrance is called the kitchen and the next hopper is called the parlor. The narrator, who is none other than author Dana Eldridge, explains how eggers (egg bearing females) are flipped back just so, landing with their legs sticking up and thus protecting the eggs from the ker-splash. I'm tellin ya, this film is cool." Molly Benjamin Produced and Directed by Christopher Seufert Narrated by Dana Eldridge Featuring: Ben Bergquist http://www.MooncusserFilms.com