Seaspiracy

I thought this documentary was going to be all about the crimes and unethical conducts by the fishing industry. Instead, the film-makers have also illuminated the various non-profits and advocacy groups that are contributing to the destruction of the oceans through their neglect, obfuscation, or - worse - complicity. And governments, too.

This is an eye-opener. And quite depressing at the same time. There doesn't seem to be any good answer or solution, short of reducing consumption. Which in itself doesn't seem to very feasible, given that for many people seafood is an important part of their diet, and global population continues to grow. :(

The only sliver of hope is perhaps plant-based seafood products. That, like lab-grown meats, for example, seems to be the only realistic way to achieve sustainability. But, as the film ends with, that depends on all of us making a choice.

The whole world needs to see this. Now. The global fishing industry is driving the climate and ecological emergency faster than any other and it is imperative the truth of this is brought to light. The filmmakers put themselves in very dangerous situations to document this - don't let them down!

I really like the way they expose the hypocrisy of those NGOs. I am always annoyed by those NGOs, especially the "green" NGOs, keep telling me "don't use plastic straws" kind of minor things yet obviously and intentionally ignore those bigger threats. Moreover those NGOs intentionally mislead people because they are probably funded by the related industries to conceal the real threats. How hypocrite and ironic is the world. This is not a perfect documentary film (maybe too few resources to make a series ), but this is by far the most meaningful documentary delivered by Netflix.

But I do think this is one of the best films about our work and the issues presented I've ever seen. I gave it 10 stars because I think it presented well, stayed on topic and pointed out the things hard to hear but without malice. Great "first person" viewpoint too.

You may not eat fish again if you watch this passionate Netflix documentary, Seaspiracy, about global corruption, from destroying marine life with plastic garbage to slaughtering whales and dolphins using slave labor. I may exaggerate my tone as director/narrator Ali Tabrizi too often does, but if there is just a small portion of truth here, you best pay attention to see what you can do about our seas.

Perhaps the most depressing disclosure is the destruction of marine life and habitats by the growing amount of plastic, which can accumulate in square miles like colonies, seemingly indestructible fake food for unknowing fish like dolphins and whales who ingest without the ability to expunge. To see creatures entangled in monstrous nets as collateral damage is to weep for our inability to stop the imprisonment.

As Tabrizi gets closer to Asia, Japan's wanton fishing of sharks for their fins leaves a numbing feeling of waste and cruelty. But crueler still is Thailand's supposed sustainable Grind, an occasional herding of whales resulting in a blood red harbor of death.

Yet the bad that men can do is evident as young men corral fish while these youths are themselves enslaved by ruthless employers. Maybe more depressing is Tabrizi's disclosure that non-profit organizations can be more corrupt than whalers.

With that human flourish, Tabrizi's 90 min doc makes his point about the universal corruption of humanity and the need to preserve the seas, which need all sizes of fish to sustain itself. Typically, Tabrizi is in hyper mode, but I doubt few of us will give up fish in our diet. His answer to curbing the global exploitation of seas and men can, however, spur us on to better, more humane practices.

If seafood disappears, according to a study, by 2048, then most of us will not have to worry. Except for our grandkids, hmmm. I may stop eating fish right now.