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Apr 13, 2021 · Most importantly, it twists the narrative about ocean destruction to support the idea that we — the Netflix subscribers of the world — can save ocean biodiversity by turning vegan.
- Daniel Pauly
Apr 27, 2021 · The latest documentary to make waves in the world of online streaming is Seaspiracy —a film that takes a close look at the human impact on our oceans, from plastic pollution to the fishing industry, ultimately challenging the well-established narrative that it’s personal, one-time-use plastic consumption that is destroying ocean life.
- Lauren Stansbury
Apr 23, 2021 · The documentary, directed by Ali Tabrizi and produced by Kip Anderson, exposes what is perhaps the biggest threat to our oceans: industrial fishing.
- The Ocean Will Be Empty of Fish by 2048
- There Is Slavery in The Fishing Trade
- The Ocean Floor Is Being Destroyed
- Sustainable Fishing Is Impossible
- Food Safety Certifications Don’T Guarantee The Safety of Fishing Practices
- We Should All Stop Eating Fish
- Climate Change Is A Threat to Marine Life
This claim was originally made in a scientific paper in 2006 by Boris Worm, but in a follow-up paper in 2009 that he co-wrote, it was found that in certain areas with limited fishing, stock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. Marine ecologist Bryce Stewart has commented on the documentary’s claims, and said: “When you actually looked at the data it was based o...
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. However, the Thai Enquirer has noted some of the aspects of Tabrizi’s reporting should be called into question. Journalist Cod Satrusayan wrote that the Thai ...
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. Greenpeace agrees with Tabrizi, and have long campaign...
In his documentary, Tabrizi claims that sustainable fishing does not exist, and questions the role of the Marine Stewardship Council, who certify fisheries around the world. The Marine Stewardship Council, a not-for-profit set up by WWF and Unilever over 20 years ago, has since questioned Seaspiracy’s claims, issuing a response to them on 26th Marc...
If you have bought tinned tuna or another variety of tinned fish, chances are the label will state that the product is ‘dolphin safe’ or ‘dolphin friendly’, thus promising that dolphins and other sea life were not harmed when the fish was caught. In the documentary, Mark J Palmerof the Earth Island Institute, the organisation that manages this cert...
Once you have watched Seaspiracy, the last thing you will probably want to eat is a tuna sandwich or scampi and chips. It is worth noting, however, that the producer of the movie is Kip Andersen, the vegan activist who also worked with Tabrizi on his previous food industry documentary, 2014’s Cowspiracy. It could be claimed that Andersen has a vest...
Actually, director Ali Tabrizi doesn’t make this claim at any point in the movie, which has surprised some scientists. Dr Bryce Stewart, a marine ecologist and fisheries biologist, posted a Twitter threadon 27th March pointing out the omission. “People will either believe it [Seaspiracy] and completely overreact, or find it so easy to discredit som...
- Grace Henry
Apr 8, 2021 · We looked into some of the main claims in the Seaspiracy film on Netflix. Claim: Oceans will be 'virtually empty' by 2048. "If current fishing trends continue, we will see virtually empty...
Mar 27, 2021 · This is a vegan film, produced by vegan activists and funded by Dale Vince, a vegan multi-millionaire. Conveniently, Seaspiracy concludes with a little advertising section for a fish substitutes company.
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Ali Tabrizi had previously directed a film called Vegan in 2018. Seaspiracy was acquired by Netflix in 2020 [21] and released on the platform on March 24, 2021. [23] [24]
