Seaspiracy

Seaspiracy

Passionate about ocean life, a filmmaker sets out to document the harm that humans do to marine species — and uncovers an alarming global conspiracy.

  • Released: 2021-03-24
  • Runtime: 89 minutes
  • Genre: Documentaries
  • Stars: Ali Tabrizi, Sylvia Earle, Richard O'Barry, Paul de Gelder, Lucy Tabrizi, Jonathan Balcombe, George Monbiot, Michael Klaper
  • Director: Ali Tabrizi
 Comments
  • joshuawood-42236 - 13 December 2023
    Biased and maybe misguided, but worth a watch
    The film takes a look at the impact industrial fishing is having on our oceans. With some shocking footage and interview, it can be quite moving. The statistics are harrowing, although some doubt can be cast on the larger claims made.

    However there is no denying it is a vegan propaganda piece rather than an objective piece of journalism. The conclusion was always going to be the same, and many actual forms of sustainable fishing are overlooked or disregarded to allow for that oucome. The film takes aim at environmental groups, which is of questionable justification to me. I'm sure some criticism is justified and some groups are corrupt, but it seems misguided in who is causing the problem. I'd have thought attacks should be focused more on the governments who facilitate this, particularly China.

    The overall goal of the film was to prove there's no sustainable solution, and I don't see how that helps the problem. Where there is no hope there is no desire.

    I'm not against a vegan diet, or reducing fish consumption by any means. But as vegan media often fails to recognise, it's not a viable solution for the majority of the planet. There has to be a compromise and you have to entertain the other solutions. The film fails to do that. It often cuts interviews short to remove context and paint a picture. It feels cherry picked, as many of filmsbim this style do.

    It's also very critical of fish farming, which whilst flawed, is a relatively new concept that needs time to iron out its issues. Shooting it down as a non starter is crazy. It also makes no mention of simply protecting and governing the seas better with quotas and restrictions which havr helped us make significant improvements in the last 10-15 years.

    That said, the film does shed some light on how much damage we are doing to our oceans. Unsustainable practices such as trawling should be banned outright by all large nations. We must have a cooperative effort to rewild the seas and install conservation areas.

    Almost conveniently, most fishing apparatus actually floats, meaning it can be collected from the garbage patches in the sea, therefore clean up efforts need more investment and better technology to continue their efforts.

    And yes, maybe you should eat less fish.
  • smoochemail - 16 June 2022
    Bio Engineered 3D Printed Fish
    This documentary is to designed to steer you into Bio Engineered 3D printed Fish. Impossible Meat? Impossible Burgers?

    This is part of Bill Gates agenda, do you think he will eat this? - of course not, it's just for us the idiots and they pull it off by calling it sustainable, when ever you hear the word sustainable be suspicious, be very suspicious.

    Thses new types of foods are lethal to human health which is exactly the point.

    Every Covid 19 vaccination taken is another step closer to Net Zero Carbon Emissions.

    Zero Carbon Dioxide equates to Zero People, it's that simple.
  • aligalaxy - 26 January 2022
    Still going to eat fish and meat but ....
    I mean there is one documentary which says not to eat meat and another which says to stop eating fish. So I am all left with vegetables to eat. But plants also are alive and can feel pain even though they are not conscious beings. But where does it all stop.

    Listen to what Quran has to say "If animals have been subjected to cruelties in their breeding, transport, slaughter, or in their general welfare, meat from them is considered impure and unlawful to eat (haram). Even if these animals have been slaughtered in the strictest manner, if cruelties were inflicted on them otherwise, their flesh is still forbidden food (haram).

    So it's all money in the end. People are going through crazy means to catch sea food because there is lots of money involved. And when it comes to livelihood a person will think about present than what will happen to ocean ecosystem long after he is gone. It's that simple. But I agree this documentary has a powerfull message and it makes you think twice before eating whenever you will see fish on your table.

    Great eye opening documentary and more people should watch it. 10 stars from me.
  • trident-accel_92 - 1 October 2021
    Easy choice
    A true slap in the face for "vegetarians" who refuse meat but still eat fish. The fishing industry damages nature and increases global warming waaaay more than the cow/pig meat industry. So always cut off fish from your diet plan before you cut off cow/pig meat (if you're doing it for mother earth)!