• Producer(s):

    ARTE GEIE, LCL PRODUCTION

  • Territories:

    Worldwide.

  • Production year:

    2006

  • Language(s):

    German, English, French

  • Rights:

    TV, VOD, DVD, INTERNET, MOBILE

It's February 2006 and the herring fishing season is about to begin.

Every morning, Dave Gordon flies over the South East Alaskan coast near Sitka. He is a "fish-spotter" by trade, which means he locates fish and directs boats from up in the air. In the spring, the herrings come up from the depths of the sea to lay their eggs in sheltered creeks. The female eggs blend with the male semen, and in their wake, fifty ships get ready. The soft roe that suddenly changes the colour of the ocean can be located from up above, so aircraft is the best way to determine when egg-laying has begun. It is an ideal time for fishing, given that the Asian markets pay up to 900 dollars per ton of herring eggs. Welcome aboard Dave Gordon's Piper 185!