The Captain of a commercial fishing trawler reports his catch on radio to agents in Boston Massachusetts..He reports 80 thousand pounds of haddock; 25 thousand pounds of scrod; 22 thousand pounds of red fish; and 20 thousand pounds of live cod.
Men at a club in Boston, Massachusetts. A man with a pipe in his mouth shoots pool. Men play cards. A man reads a newspaper named 'The Fishing News'. A man lights his pipe. Men smoke pipes and talk.
A man with a short cigar in his mouth moves fish into a work station where another man cleans them in preparation for further processing. A man plays with a large black and white cat perched on a large wooden block, nest to a barrel full of waste fish parts.
Men work on a fishing boat at the Boston Fish Pier in Boston, Massachusetts. A man moves fish onto scales for weighing on the dock. Another man records the weights... A large truck is seen for transporting fish. Two men on a different boat haul their catch from the hold by means of large baskets suspended from overhead hooks and lines. In background, large ships visible moving in Boston Harbor,
Men process fish at the Boston Fish Pier in Boston, Massachusetts to use them as bait for fishing. A man cuts fish on a wooden board with a large knife. A container full of fish. Another man cuts fish as well. A man pushes a hand cart filled with fish on the pier. Containers full of fish on the pier.
Frozen fillet boxes prepared at the Boston Fish Pier in Boston, Massachusetts. A packet on a table reads 'Seafresh', 'Quick Frozen Fillets', 'Ocean Perch'. The address reads 'General Seafoods Corporation, I-15 Fish Pier, Boston, Mass'. stacked receptacles containing the packets. A man pulls out a sliding receptacle and takes out a couple of packets. He puts them in an empty spot. The the layers of receptacles containing fresh fish are compressed by a hydraulic press and placed in a freezer. A hand locks the freezer door and pushes a button to start cooling. The temperature shows 4 degrees Fahrenheit.