I think this is a must watch. Anyone who enjoys seafood should be aware of where the ingredients in their dish come from and how much they cost. Consumer awareness can make a difference in the dire situation of the oceans and the people who have been connected to them for centuries and are now suffering from the industrialization of fishing.
Some facts about fishing industry and Oceans situation (credit: Seaspiracy) :
- “The Oceans are home for up to 80% of all life on Earth.” – http://www.unesco.org/new/en/oceans-day
- “The vast majority of our Oceans are still unexplored.” – https://www.marinebio.org/creatures/facts/
- “Up to 85% of the Worlds oxygen comes from phytoplankton.” – https://www.oceanoculus.com/news-from-the-sea/2014/02/12/what-the-oceans-do-for-us-one-phytoplanktons-waste
- “Protecting Whales means protecting the Planet.” – https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/protecting-whales-protect-planet
- “Great Pacific Garbage Patch is 1.6 million SQ km.” – https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-22939-w
- “700 + dolphins and whales are killed every year in Taiji.” – https://www.dolphinproject.com/campaigns/save-japan-dolphins/
- “Each salmon farm in Scotland produces as much organic waste equivalent to a town of between 10 and 20 000 people each year.” – https://www.aquanet.com/blog/will-farmed-fish-feed-the-world-32
- “Farmed fish can get anemia, lice infestations, infectious diseases, chlamydia and heart disease.” – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4731428/ , https://www.gov.scot/publications/fish-health-inspectorate-mortality-information/ , https://theferret.scot/farmed-salmon-deaths-disease-reach-record-high/
- “Farmed salmon have color added through feed (astaxanthin) to make their flesh pik/orange.” – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2697370/
- “38% of the Mangrove deforestation Worldwide is caused by shrimp farming.” – https://www.pnas.org/content/113/2/344 , https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2851656/ , https://www.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?appid=ddf0fefbe0704cfebc7c9c18392097db
- “Fish have capacity to experience pain and fear.” – https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/fish-feel-pain-180967764/
- “Fish contain heavy metals, mercury, dioxins, plastic compounds, hexachlorobenzenes and pcb’s.” – https://nutritionfacts.org/topics/fish/ , https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/feb/14/sea-to-plate-plastic-got-into-fish , https://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/news/20120530/flame-retardant-found-in-some-common-foods#1
- “The contaminants in fish often outweigh the benefits of omega 3 fatty acids.” – https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/pollutants/mercury-environment/health-concerns/food-chain.html , https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev.ecolsys.29.1.543?journalCode=ecolsys.1 , https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6047777/
- “The largest trawl nets are so big that they can swallow whole Cathedrals or up to 13 jumbo jets.” – https://animalsaustralia.org/features/super-scary-super-trawlers.php https://scienceillustrated.com.au/blog/features/can-australias-shores-cope-with-a-super-trawler/
- “Many researchers believe we should be protecting 30% of our Ocean.” – https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2021/01/27/the-drive-to-protect-30-percent-of-the-ocean-by-2030
- “90% of 5% of marine protected areas still allow fishing.” – https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/oryx/article/marine-protection-targets-an-updated-assessment-of-global-progress/3849DD951D775B9B125F120CA7D37F01
- “Over 80% of the income of the MSC comes from licensing their “sustainable” labels.” – https://www.msc.org/about-the-msc/our-funding-and-finances
- “Approx. 24,000 fisheries workers die every year in fishery related jobs.” – http://www.fao.org/3/x9656e/X9656E.htm , https://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_071324/lang–en/index.htm
- “Fish don’t make Omega 3 Acids, Algae do.” – https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/algae-oil#algae-oil-vs-fish-oil
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