The End of the Line
No fish in the sea by 2050, unless we do something about it. That's the harsh reality outlined in The End of the Line, the first major documentary to illustrate the devastating impact our collective greed is having on the world's fish stocks.
The End of the Line, which is based on a book by former Telegraph journalist Charles Clover, outlines how our obsession with blue fin tuna has brought this fish to the brink of extinction, and why a future without fish will lead to mass starvation across our planet, where an estimated 250 million people rely on fish as a primary food source.
The film which was selected of the Sundance film festival this year has gathered international support from organisations such as WWF, and well known faces such as broadcaster Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, also offers simple solutions we can all adapt to help prevent such a tragic future.
You can see the film in selected VUE cinemas on World Ocean Day on Monday June 8 before the film is released nation wide on the June 12.
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The End of the Line (text) by Ruth Carruthers is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 2.0 UK License.
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Tuna is so good though. What else tastes that good with some mayo, cucumber between some crusty multi-grain bread?
Pork, stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
Bacon, lettuce & tomato
Roast beef and mustard
A Cumberland sausage ring
Chicken escalope, brie, bacon & chilli sauce!
Anyway, back to the fish... it's true that we can all play our part by only buying fish from sustainable stocks... I always try to buy line-caught fish wherever possible to be honest, but big steps need to be taken much further up the chain. For a start, governments around the world have to impose tighter documentation of catches, and stop turning a blind eye to the massive amount of illegal fishing which is happening under their noses
We can't keep plundering the oceans with such disregard for the consequences. We humans have been living beyond our means for far too long.