The End of the Line

[Crona]

"The End of the Line is a powerful film about one of the world's most disturbing problems - over-fishing. Advances in fishing technology mean whole species of wild fish are under threat and the most important stocks we eat are predicted to be in a state of collapse by 2050. The film points the finger at those most to blame, including celebrity chefs, and shows what we can do about it. This is not just a film, it is also a campaign - for sustainable consumption of fish, for marine protected areas to allow the sea to recover, and for a new ethic of responsible fishing"

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IT'S LARGELY SUSHI'S FAULT.....

[woofmarkthedog]

Stick to Pie & chips

Nothing can go wrong then. ( as long as the meat is free range , the flour gluten free ect ..oh and the potatoes are organic)

[Marmora Man]

Woof - Stella & Paul McCartney plus assorted veggies wants us all to eat less meat to save the planet as well. All those cows farting methane are bad news apparently. Enjoy your steak pie while you can.

[HAL9000]

We might as well eat, drink and be merry while we can because global famine seems inevitable - whatever we do now can only delay it by a little.

[Huguenot]

The history of the fish industry is working class anarchy in action - and also the cause of its demise.

It would be ridiculous to blame the consumer or celebrity chefs for increasing demand, it was the responsibility of the industry to recognise decreasing supply and organise, legislate and price to respond to the the crisis.

It's one of the clearest demonstrations of how the 'market' cannot be used to regulate all the actions of a society. A 'market' only works where the consequence of certain activity (feedback) is local, transparent and within an actionable timescale.

Like private car enthusiasms and rampant consumerism, the fishing industry was blind to the immediate impact of its actions, blaming shrinking catches on unlucky weeks, bloody foreigners and onerous quotas.

It was in reality a crisis created by small-mindedness, selfishness and wilful negligence.

I hope we can learn a lesson.