Short Program # 10 - Fishing

The Best Available Science - To curb the problem of overfishing in our world's oceans, Congress has set hard deadlines to end overfishing. With pressure to meet that deadline fishery managers are faced with the tough decision of closing federal waters in the South Atlantic to all bottom fishing to protect Red Snapper, a fish they say is critically depleted. What some have called “the most controversial” situation in the history of the South Atlantic, the 2010 ban on Red Snapper fishing has created a rift between fishery managers and fishermen. This documentary film reveals the struggles of the local fishermen in the South Atlantic as they try to keep their way of life from becoming a chapter in the history books. Directed by: Presley Adamson IV

Waiting for Oil - More than a month after the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon, which started the largest oil spill in United States history, residents of Terrebonne Bay had remained extremely lucky. Natural currents continued to pull the oil east away from their fishing estuaries, providing residents with a sense of cautious hope that perhaps their community might be spared from the ravages of the oil. As hurricane season approached however, residents not only found themselves wrangling with BP for lost revenue but also preparing for 'the worst case scenario'; a major hurricane, which could bring massive amounts of oil deep into their fisheries and possibly into their homes. The appearance of Hurricane Alex in Gulf waters only fuels their fears, and as the winds shift their direction residents struggle to find meaning and prepare themselves for the oil they hoped would never come. Directed by: Jonathan Eason

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