These are shocking.
Tiger King. The year before that,
Fyre. And this year, everyone seems to be talking about brand new
Seaspiracy.
The documentary was filmed by the co-creators of
Cowspiracy, a 2014 inside look at some of the horrible truths of meat factory farming. Next, they’re looking at fish farming, ocean destruction and modern slavery within the fishing industry.
Landing on Netflix a few weeks ago, it promises to be a 2021 version of
Blackfish, changing our perception of the term ‘ethical fishing’ forever and shedding light on what it actually takes to farm 5,000,000 marine animals every minute.
It’s packed full of sustainability buzzwords and standout facts – these are the nine worth having on your radar.
Netflix’s Seaspiracy fact check: The truth behind the controversial new documentary
Clara Gaspar
Updated: Apr 1 2021, 12:27 ET
SEASPIRACY has shocked viewers with its series of terrifying claims about the state of our oceans.
But the documentary has been described as “the worst kind of journalism” by Dr Bryce Stewart, a marine ecologist and fisheries biologist. So what s the truth?
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What allegations are made in Seaspiracy?
There will be no fish in the ocean by 2048
The claim from Seaspiracy that has attracted most criticism has been the proposal that the ocean will be empty of fish by 2048.
This dramatic statistic seems to have been taken from a 2006 paper by Boris Worm, a paper which Worm overturned in 2009 for being misjudged.
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