Hot on the heels of The Age of Stupid comes The End of the Line, a disturbing and powerful film about one of the world's most shockingly ignored problems - overfishing.
For centuries people have viewed the seas as an unlimited resource which can be tapped into at will, and one that will rapidly replenish itself regardless of how much we take from it. But the more we learn about what's happening in our oceans, the more we realise that this is no longer true, if it ever was.
Advances in fishing technology and too many boats chasing too few fish mean that we're now on the verge of losing whole species of wild fish; over the past century our fishing fleets have emptied the seas so successfully that many stocks of fish such as cod, tuna and salmon are close to collapse. The situation is so grim that unless we change our profligate ways the unthinkable could happen - and many of our traditional favourites will be off the menu altogether by 2050 if we don't take urgent action.
Based on the book by award-winning environmental journalist Charles Clover, the film points the finger at those most to blame, including celebrity chefs, and shows what we can do about it.
End of the Line is more than just another film, it carries a campaigning message very similar to that of our own oceans campaign - calling for the sustainable consumption of fish, for large-scale marine reserves to allow the seas to recover, and for a new ethic of responsible fishing.
It will be launching in cinemas around the country next month on World Ocean Day, June 8th - please go and see it if you can, and tell your friends.
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