Shots of Colombo Harbour, of two ships docked in harbour, city in background. Long sequence in harbour showing film director Gordon Burwash on trawler "Canadian", crew casting nets into water as two Canadians supervise, various fishing operations with shots of the "Canadian", native fishermen. Sequence showing men pulling dolphin out of water, cutting it up. Sequence showing elderly Ceylonese fishing in the primitive way, fisherman's face, his small outrigger type rowboat. Various shots of bags of fertilizer being loaded into boat, of barge loaded with bags of fertilizer.