This is how fishing is now!
The European Union does draw up quotas, but fishermen do not adhere to that. They don't get caught either. In places where seas are already exhausted, fishermen shift to places for example on the African coast where people depend on fishing. The fishermen from wealthy countries with their modern boats displace the locals who are deprived of. Millions are earned,” said international experts.
The End of the Line is a powerful film about one of the world's most troubling issues: overfishing. Progress in fisheries technology threatens whole species of wild fish and predicts that the main stocks we eat will collapse by 2050. The film highlights the culprits, including famous chefs, and shows us what we can do about it. This is not just a film, it's also a campaign - for sustainable consumption of fish, marine protected areas to restore the sea and for a new ethics of responsible fisheries.
Is eating fish sustainable?
It is unknown that 40 percent of the 100 billion kilos of fish are thrown dead annually because it is by-catch. In addition, almost everyone thinks that farmed fish is good for the oceans, while the reverse is true. What is the environmental cost of eating fish and other marine animals and what impact it has on our planet. Both farmed fish and wild caught fish, but also to the problem of plastic dumped by fishing in the ocean.
Fish farming has grown considerably since the second half of the 20th century, especially in Asia, where it has been practiced for thousands of years. And in light of the decreasing yields of the sea due to overfishing and the perceived durability of fish breeding rather than terrestrial animals as a source of protein, fish farming is described as a career of the future. It is usually done by small-scale, self-sufficient farmers and farmers in the South. About 8 out of 10 fish farmed in 2018, according to FAO, come from the following top five countries through the Fish Welfare Initiative: China (50 percent), India (12 percent), Indonesia (8 percent), Vietnam (6 percent), and Bangladesh (4 percent). How Fish Farmers Became the Backbone of the Seafood Industry
Together with fellow organisations Animal Protection, Fish Protection, Sea First and Animal Coalition, we have created a Fish Manifesto with ten points to improve fish welfare, which allows the government to work directly.