Netflix's new documentary Seaspiracy has made many headlines, on both sides of the argument. This review is written so as not to give spoilers for those wishing to watch it.
I did learn a lot about the fishing industry watching it, and found it very engaging. If you just want to learn something new, it is worth a watch. It comes across as a fact finding mission, and it cannot be said the organisations approached were not given a chance to respond to questions.
A number of critics have argued against the claim that sustainable fishing is impossible. The argument put forward by the documentary is certainly convincing. What the critics cannot, and from I have read have not, counter, is that the fish suffer, and do feel pain. This is true of the whales and dolphins also featured. The image of an independent fisherman in a small boat is far from the truth.
Its an insight into a world rarely spoken about. It makes it clear that the regulated world of agricultural food production is a separate world entirely, and that change is urgently needed in the global fishing industry.
For people to stop eating seafood entirely is perhaps a romantic, idyllic idea, but hopefully this documentary will make a contribution to the effort.
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