“DISCOVERY ‘67: THE SPONGE FISHERMEN” TARPON SPRINGS, FLORIDA HARD HAT DIVING XD31152

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website This 1967 b&w installment of an education news magazine program for young people hosted by Bill Owen and Virginia Gibson offers an absorbing look at sponge fishing, covering hook and diving methods while touching upon the profession’s roots in Florida’s Greek community (TRT: 22:35). Sponge fishermen of Tarpon Springs, Florida work in a small, docked fishing boat, with garlands of sponges draped above them on lines. They wear hats and raincoats as they process a catch from the gulf of Mexico (0:06). Underwater footage of sponges on the ocean floor. Title overlay: “The Sponge Fishermen” (0:19). Discovery ‘67 animated opening sequence (0:36). Hosts Bill Owen and Virginia Gibson introduce themselves in weatherproof jackets, looking down towards the Greek fishermen at work. Ship names in closeup, “Eleni, Kalymnos” (1:05). A bakery advertises “Greek Bread & Pastry, Phelo