by Robert Hunziker / May 16th, 2021
Seaspiracy is a powerful new documentary about the hazardous, unruly world of industrial fishing and stomach-churning abuse, overuse, disregard for life, as shown on Netflix, released by Disrupt Studios March 24th 2021.
The opening scene of the film sets the tone with a long-shot of an isolated fishing trawler at sea as the voice-over of a former fishing vessel crew member, who escaped forced slavery after 10 years non-stop at sea, exclaimed: “When ships are in the middle of the ocean. When problems occur. They can throw you overboard into the sea. It is dangerous for you to make this documentary. There are many risks.” A second escapee intones: “If you’re scared of dying, go home.”
Seaspiracy s Nightmarish Odyssey
16 May 2021, 21:27 GMT+10
Seaspiracy is a powerful new documentary about the hazardous, unruly world of industrial fishing and stomach-churning abuse, overuse, disregard for life, as shown on Netflix, released by Disrupt Studios March 24th 2021.
The opening scene of the film sets the tone with a long shot of an isolated fishing trawler at sea as the voice-over of a former fishing vessel crew member, who escaped forced slavery after 10 years non-stop at sea, exclaimed: When ships are in the middle of the ocean. When problems occur. They can throw you overboard into the sea. It is dangerous for you to make this documentary. There are many risks. A second escapee intones: If you re scared of dying, go home.
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Ali Tabrizi s hit Netflix environmental documentary Seaspiracy premiered in March after five years of filming
The filmmaker planned to make a film about the wonders of the ocean sparked by his passion for marine life
But he changed tact after discovering whales being washed up on beaches with their guts filled with plastic
Instead he focused on the root of the problem - the global fishing and says he was
shocked to learn just how far its long shadow stretched.
The stomach-churning 90-minute documentary takes viewers into what really goes into our food, when seafood is concerned
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U.S. announces major conservation effort but offers few details
Many landowners and commercial users of public lands are leery of President Biden s attempts to more than double the conserved area.
By Sarah Kaplan and Juliet EilperinThe Washington Post
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WASHINGTON Months after President Biden set a goal of conserving 30 percent of the nation’s land and waters by 2030, the administration Thursday laid out broad principles – but few details – for achieving that vision.
The new 22-page document from the Commerce, Interior and Agriculture Departments highlights one of the Biden administration’s central challenges: Having committed to bold environmental goals during their early days in power, officials now face the more uncertain and contentious task of figuring out how to follow through on those ambitions.