To quote from the film's website:
Imagine an ocean without fish. Imagine your meals without
seafood. Imagine the global consequences. This is the future if we do
not stop, think and act.
In the film we see firsthand the effects of our global love affair with fish as food.
It examines the imminent extinction of bluefin tuna, brought on by increasing western demand for sushi; the impact on marine life resulting in huge overpopulation of jellyfish; and the profound implications of a future world with no fish that would bring certain mass starvation.
Filmed over two years, The End of the Line follows the investigative reporter Charles Clover as he confronts politicians and celebrity restaurateurs, who exhibit little regard for the damage they are doing to the oceans.
One of his allies is the former tuna farmer turned whistleblower Roberto Mielgo - on the trail of those destroying the world's magnificent bluefin tuna population.
Filmed across the world - from the Straits of Gibraltar to the coasts of Senegal and Alaska to the Tokyo fish market - featuring top scientists, indigenous fishermen and fisheries enforcement officials, The End of the Line is a wake-up call to the world.
Crikey...Think about that the next time you buy a tuna sandwich.The two docos obviously approach the issue of overfishing from different angles but I see a strong trend in eco-docs in the coming years.
Further reading/viewing
BRITDOC 2008 Good Pitch
What do you think?