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Seaspiracy (/ s iː ˈ s p ɪ r ə s i /) is a 2021 documentary film about the environmental impact of fishing directed by and starring Ali Tabrizi, a British filmmaker. The film examines human impacts on marine life and advocates for ending fish consumption.
Seaspiracy is the groundbreaking Netflix Original documentary which seeks to expose the fishing industries impact on the world's oceans and challenge notions of sustainable fishing.
- Grace Henry
- 46 per cent of the waste in the ‘Great Pacific garbage patch’ comes from discarded fishing nets. Most scientists and environmentalists agree that plastic pollution is a huge problem for our oceans.
- The ocean will be empty of fish by 2048. This claim was originally made in a scientific paper in 2006 by Boris Worm, but in a follow-up paper in 2009 that he co-wrote, it was found that in certain areas with limited fishing, stock had recovered somewhat.
- There is slavery in the fishing trade. It has been acknowledged that slave labour has been uncovered in the past in Thailand, and on fishing ships in the waters of Papua New Guinea, Russia, South Africa, New Zealand and Indonesia.
- The ocean floor is being destroyed. The documentary claims that 3.9 billion acres of sea floor is destroyed by bottom trawling every year. This is the process where trawlers drag heavy weighted nets along the sea floor to catch fish and is used by commercial fishing companies because it can catch a large number of fish in one go.
Apr 8, 2021 · 8 April 2021. By Reality Check team,BBC News. Share. Lucy Tabrizi. Ali Tabrizi, director of Seaspiracy, observing a shark fin. A documentary about the fishing industry's impact on sea...
Passionate about ocean life, a filmmaker sets out to document the harm that humans do to marine species — and uncovers alarming global corruption. Watch trailers & learn more.
- Ali Tabrizi
Check out all the facts from Netflix's Seaspiracy, with time codes to give you all the information you need to save the seas.
From the co-creator who brought you the groundbreaking documentary Cowspiracy comes Seaspiracy, a follow up that illuminates alarming -- and not widely known -- truths about the widespread...
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