4m 55sLength

Korean distant-water factory squid jigger fishing on the high sea at 45'S off the Argentine shelf in the South Atlantic. The vessel is targeting Argentine shortfin squid in the world's largest squid fishery. The video shows the operation of the vessel, having been boarded by fishery officers in order to deploy a scientific observer to gather biological samples for the purpose of stock assessment. These vessel's remain at sea for many months transhipping catch and bunkering (refuelling)/taking on stores from reefer (freezer cargo) vessels sent out to the fishing grounds. This system allows distant-water fishing vessels to minimise downtime and focus on the job that they were built for. Each vessel of this type is crewed by approximately 36 men and during the height of the South Atlantic fishing season many hundreds of vessels converge to target their quarry resulting in a fleet so large that at night it's lights can actually be seen from space.