End of the Line

The inconvenient truth about overfishing: behind the scenes of this year's big environmental doc

Behind the scenes of the big new film about the dangers of over-fishing

...if you think it's a shark... think again! The End of the Line is a powerful film about one of the world's most disturbing problems - over-fishing. Advances in fishing technology mean whole species of wild fish are under threat and the most important stocks we eat are predicted to be in a state of collapse by 2050. The film points the finger at those most to blame, including celebrity chefs, and shows what we can do about it. This is not just a film, it is also a campaign - for sustainable consumption of fish, for marine protected areas to allow the sea to recover, and for a new ethic of responsible fishing. For all other episodes, extra videos, interesting links, campaigns, more info: www.babelgum.com/endoftheline

This film uses interviews conducted with fishermen and ocean campaigners from all around the world to try and find out what they have in common and what sets them apart. For all other episodes, extra videos, interesting links, campaigns, more info: www.babelgum.com/endoftheline

What is the state of Marine Protected Areas around the world? We need a coherent global plan to increase the percentage of protected areas worldwide. As director Rupert Murray tells us, these are the ocean's insurance policy against extinction, eco system collapse, climate change, hunger, permanent unemployment for fishermen. For all other episodes, extra videos, interesting links, campaigns, more info: www.babelgum.com/endoftheline

How can fish consumers and the people that supply them have a positive or negative effect on the sea? Listen in on an exclusive phone conversation as the manager of London’s uber-swanky Nobu restaurant is confronted by journalist Charles Clover, author of the End of the Line, about having endangered bluefin tuna in their menu. The celebrity-filled sushi eatery may want to deny it, but Clover is armed with Greenpeace’s DNA analysis of the fish served there. Aha! Caught in a net of deception! For all other episodes, extra videos, interesting links, campaigns, more info: www.babelgum.com/endoftheline

What does the future hold for fish? Rupert Murray, director of the movie, travels to Australia and dives to the SS Yongala shipwreck, an area which has been protected for over 30 yrs and which now thrives with marine life. He then visits Kiribati, the worlds' largest marine protected area since 2006. According to Charles Clover, author of the End of the Line, the European Union is responsible not only for European waters but also for sending subsidized vessels to plunder the oceans of the world. As a scientist points out, half of the oxygen we breathe is produced from the ocean, by a specific composition of plankton which regulates the balance of oxygen and carbon dioxide. Everything is connected and needs to stay in balance otherwise we may risk reaching... the end of the line. - For all other episodes, extra videos, interesting links, campaigns, more info: www.babelgum.com/endoftheline

Ted Danson explains why everyone needs to see The End of the Line. To check out exclusive episodes go to: www.babelgum.com/endoftheline

The End of the Line, the first major feature documentary film revealing the impact of overfishing on our oceans. In cinemas from June 8th, World Oceans Day and on Babelgum with Exclusive Episodes, extra videos, interesting links, campaigns and more info: www.babelgum.com/endoftheline

A sample clip from the The End of the Line is a powerful film about one of the world's most disturbing problems - over-fishing. For all episodes, extra videos, interesting links, campaigns, more info: www.babelgum.com/endoftheline