Sea the Truth
This is a planet we know so little about. We call it Earth, but less than 1/3 is land and more than 2/3 is water, which we use as landfill as if it were an inexhaustible “cornucopia” for people. If we don’t act now, our most important ecosystems will be on the brink of collapse. Right now, the main problem with the oceans is that they are getting more and more empty. If we do nothing, we will face one of the greatest disasters in human history.
If you look at predatory fish, only about 90 percent of all predatory fish are gone. By then, almost 80 percent of all other commercial fish species will have disappeared. The best thing you can do to fix this problem is to stop eating fish.
If you don’t dive, you don’t know how beautiful the underwater world is. The biodiversity is so vast, you’ll see the most amazing creatures. What you see underwater is art. Almost everywhere underwater photographer Dos Winkel dives, he faces destruction. Taking a passive stance is not an option. He takes every opportunity to use his photos to tell the story of a world that is about to disappear.
Is it conceivable that the oceans will be empty in 30 years? If so, we humans are responsible for it. Two young marine biologists have set out to do research for us – Marianne van Mierlo and Barbara van Genne. In this movie (sequel to The Truth), we wrap up the facts of why our oceans are in grave danger. First, we found a study by the University of British Columbia that indicated that the North Atlantic’s fish stocks in 1900 were megatons of fish in the sea. A hundred years later, almost everything is gone.
Professor Daniel Pauly has been writing for many years about the impact of overfishing around the world. In our case, we have begun to lose fish stocks at an accelerating rate. Pauley is one of the most famous researchers on the state of the ocean. For his work he has received honorary doctorates from universities in Greece, Belgium, Canada, Portugal and the Netherlands.
