What I Can Tell You:
My husband and I are big documentary watchers so I was excited to watch one that I had not seen yet. The END of the Line, Where Have All The Fish Gone is narrated by Ted Dansen and shows us the devastating effects "over fishing" has on our oceans. I had no idea of the declining fish population around the world. One speaker talks of how they dredge the ocean over 6 times a year and compared it to a farmer. If a farmer plowed over 6 times a year, how much crop would he actually get?
Because of cost I do not eat a lot of fish. However, before you take a bite, see if the fish planning to buy or eat is caught or farmed in a way that is sustainable.
The End of the Line is not suggesting you give up eating fish, they merely want to educate the public to the crises we are inevitably heading toward.
I had no idea sushi and the like could cause such a problem. I thought the main concern with the ocean was pollution.
ReplyDeleteis so sad to see the decline of fish in the oceans. Fish is like a major source of nutrient to so many people.
ReplyDeleteI just can't believe that!! You know no one realizes things like this until it's too late.
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing that there is so much you have to think about that is going on all over the world. I had no idea how over-fished some of these species were and it is such an important source of food for so many people.
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the great information.