The Great Irish Sea Fishing Adventure
In six spectacular episodes, The Great Irish Fishing Adventure is the story of the seas around this island, told for the first time on television in an all-action, accessible and aspirational format that introduces the STEM disciplines to the largest television audience in Ireland with accompanying bespoke videos (10 x 10 minutues) for educational resource portal, Scoilnet .
Synopsis
Ireland is one of the world’s great sea angling destinations. The island sits on the edge of the European continental shelf, where the inshore waters are warmed by the North Atlantic Drift and the coastline is among the most varied and spectacular in the northern hemisphere. It all contributes to producing a marine environment that’s extremely rich, varied and globally significant.
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The Cast
It’s a combination of big fish and big science in an intelligible, entertaining package, from a production team that’s well-versed in this genre of television, a distinguished team of scientific consultants, with a confirmed broadcaster.
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The Series
With over 80 species to spot, anything from a blenny of a few grams to a six-gilled shark of over 400 kg, and set against some of the most dramatic scenery anywhere on Earth, this is a series that extends far beyond a traditional fishing audience but there’s also plenty in there for angling aficionados.
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The Episodes
Presenter Lucy Hunt will be given the task of circumnavigating the island in the company of local boatsmen with the remit of catching a range of fish species. The presenter will also learn about the scientific significance of her journey, why Ireland is uniquely placed (literally) to tell this story and will therefore enlist the help of the country’s leading marine scientists to accompany her on journey to discuss his or her area of expertise.
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The Science
What separates The Great Irish Fishing Adventure from traditional science television is a blended approach showing viewers how scientific method is applied to everyday life. In a completely natural way the series is rich in computational thinking and the real world applications of problem solving, illustrating the role of STEM in our lives. Each and every decision made uses an aspect of STEM to understand the implications.
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Sea Fish Species
Sea fishing has an inherent sense of adventure - you have no idea what you might encounter and what mysteries may await you on the ocean. The viewer will be introduced to the extraordinary range of fish species that inhabit the waters around Ireland.
Visual Approach
The Great Irish Fishing Adventure is a blend of the old and the new - it’s where classical public service story telling (Inform Educate Entertain), meets the very latest in camera and editing technologies to present fishing as it’s never been shown on television before. This is also where factual entertainment meets educational television.
Welfare
At all times during the shooting of this series fish will be handled according to international best practice. Great care will be taken to allow the fish to fully recover before release. Great attention will be paid to weather and water conditions on each day of the shoot – air temperature, water temperature, intensity of sunshine etc.
* Covid-19 Restrictions
The Great Irish Fishing Adventure requires an extensive research, scripting and preproduction phase and these are all activities that can be executed with the producer, director, consultants and prospective cast members working in their respective homes and offices and we already have the communications infrastructure in place to carry out this work in isolation. We don’t forsee the need to shoot any interviews for the series for several months and we will use the intervening period to ensure we as a film crew will be fully prepared and equipped to work within the National Emergency requirements according to the restrictions that will be in place at the required time.
