Description: Gloucester mayor William Squillace resigned to become assistant state treasurer. City Councillors are choosing replacement from among themselves. Waterfront, houses, fishermen on dock.
Description: Gloucester salt marshes and undeveloped land need stronger conservation protection than afforded by wetlands statute. Scenes of Gloucester water, boats, houses, open space.
Description: B-roll of the workings of Gorton's factory in Gloucester. Blocks of fish are cut and breaded on an assembly line. Breaded filets are packaged in boxes. McDonald's sign hangs on the wall of the factory. Shot of box with "Mac Filet O Fish" on label. Fish filets for grocery store sale are packaged. Quality control checks. Man moved boxes with forklift.
Description: Testing clams for effects of red tide. Samples in plastic bag collected from Gloucester. Shells pried open with knife, innards scraped out, rinsed in sieve, pureed in blender, poured into beaker, weighed on balance scale, diluted with acid, placed on burner, transferred to vial, placed in centrifuge. Chart and map of shellfish sampling areas on North Shore for red tide measurement.
Description: Fishing boat picked up toxic waste barrel 120 miles off Gloucester. Crew suffered from fumes. Coast Guard could not identify illegal dumper. Bright green residue corrodes styrofoam cup.