Lee was undeterred. She began by collecting interviews detailing life on the boats, and after collecting exhaustive details had male colleagues go out with the boats to film the fishing activities. After viewing the footage, Lee devised ways to get shots she still needed.
但這些阻力並未打消李香秀拍攝的決心，她先由訪談者口述船上的情狀，仔細羅列下來並讓男性攝影師跟船拍攝，之後再想辦法彌補漏失的鏡頭。