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Seaspiracy

Passionate about ocean life, a filmmaker sets out to document the harm that humans do to marine species - and uncovers alarming global corruption.

Director

Ali Tabrizi

Year

Genre

documentary, adventure

Box Office

N/A

Production

A.U.M. Films & Media,Disrupt Studios

Awards

1 nomination

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https://www.netflix.com/title/81014008

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Although I signed petitions
and subscribed to ocean newsletters, - Seaspiracy

Although I signed petitions and subscribed to ocean newslett...

I'm just wondering
if you'd swap out your plastic straws - Seaspiracy

I'm just wondering if you'd swap out your plastic ...

But that didn't stop me
from tackling this plague of plastic. - Seaspiracy

But that didn't stop me from tackling this plague of pl...

There's takeaway food packaging, - Seaspiracy

There's takeaway food packaging,

But no matter what beach I went to - Seaspiracy

But no matter what beach I went to

The country's whaling fleet
set sail for the Antarctic last Tuesday. - Seaspiracy

The country's whaling fleet set sail for the Antarctic ...

Tokyo says it plans to kill
despite a worldwide ban. - Seaspiracy

Tokyo says it plans to kill despite a worldwide ban.

The Japanese government want to
resume whaling in the Antarctic again. - Seaspiracy

The Japanese government want to resume whaling in the Antarc...

I knew that dolphins and whales
were dying accidentally from plastic, - Seaspiracy

I knew that dolphins and whales were dying accidentally from...

I did some research and found there's been
an international whaling ban since 1986. - Seaspiracy

I did some research and found there's been an internati...

However, several countries have operated
under the radar for years, - Seaspiracy

However, several countries have operated under the radar for...

Logistically, it was extremely challenging
to film or do anything - Seaspiracy

Logistically, it was extremely challenging to film or do any...

If you went there,
and you didn't know what you were doing, - Seaspiracy

If you went there, and you didn't know what you were do...

Because they're trying
to get rid of people - Seaspiracy

Because they're trying to get rid of people

When you first show up in Taiji, - Seaspiracy

When you first show up in Taiji,

You got the Yakuza,
you got the right wing, - Seaspiracy

You got the Yakuza, you got the right wing,

The television
is actually photographing you - Seaspiracy

The television is actually photographing you

So you ask what, how...
What happens when you go to Taiji? - Seaspiracy

So you ask what, how... What happens when you go to Taiji?

Just know that all of those people
are watching you, - Seaspiracy

Just know that all of those people are watching you,

If we can't fix this, - Seaspiracy

If we can't fix this,

My head was still
filled with questions, - Seaspiracy

My head was still filled with questions,

From that point on,
we had an entourage of police, - Seaspiracy

From that point on, we had an entourage of police,

So, arrived in Taiji, - Seaspiracy

So, arrived in Taiji,

There was about 13 of them in total,
and they were gone for several hours. - Seaspiracy

There was about 13 of them in total, and they were gone for ...

When they returned,
they returned in formation - Seaspiracy

When they returned, they returned in formation

And banging on poles in the water - Seaspiracy

And banging on poles in the water

The Taiji dolphin drives
continue to be supported, - Seaspiracy

The Taiji dolphin drives continue to be supported,

A live dolphin really is very expensive. - Seaspiracy

A live dolphin really is very expensive.

And so, - Seaspiracy

What captivity in concrete tanks does - Seaspiracy

What captivity in concrete tanks does

Everything they need to do, they can't do. - Seaspiracy

Everything they need to do, they can't do.

And everything they don't want to do,
they're forced to do. - Seaspiracy

And everything they don't want to do, they're forc...

I had enjoyed going to these
marine parks my whole life, - Seaspiracy

I had enjoyed going to these marine parks my whole life,

Before we knew it,
we'd been in Taiji for over a week, - Seaspiracy

Before we knew it, we'd been in Taiji for over a week,

I've just been doing the maths
from the data online, - Seaspiracy

I've just been doing the maths from the data online,

So, if the annual Taiji dolphin drive
is fueled by the captivity industry, - Seaspiracy

So, if the annual Taiji dolphin drive is fueled by the capti...

And the answer to that question
is pest control. - Seaspiracy

And the answer to that question is pest control.

The fishermen view the dolphins
as competition. - Seaspiracy

The fishermen view the dolphins as competition.

They feel that they eat too many fish, - Seaspiracy

They feel that they eat too many fish,

Essentially, the slaughter
of these dolphins is a reaction - Seaspiracy

Essentially, the slaughter of these dolphins is a reaction

If this was true, that dolphins were
being blamed for the overfishing, - Seaspiracy

If this was true, that dolphins were being blamed for the ov...

However, upon arrival, we quickly learned - Seaspiracy

However, upon arrival, we quickly learned

We had just stumbled across one
of the largest tuna ports in the world, - Seaspiracy

We had just stumbled across one of the largest tuna ports in...

This is a $42-billion-a-year industry.
And it's at threat from overfishing. - Seaspiracy

This is a $42-billion-a-year industry. And it's at thre...

The excuse of killing dolphins - Seaspiracy

The excuse of killing dolphins

We have questions about why your company
is wiping out an endangered species, - Seaspiracy

We have questions about why your company is wiping out an en...

- Our company refused, so...
- Yeah. - Seaspiracy

- Our company refused, so... - Yeah.

We're asked to turn our cameras off,
and leave immediately. - Seaspiracy

We're asked to turn our cameras off, and leave immediat...

Sharks were everywhere, - Seaspiracy

Sharks were everywhere,

The shark-finning industry
is a multi-billion dollar industry - Seaspiracy

The shark-finning industry is a multi-billion dollar industr...

They don't want people
with cameras sniffing around - Seaspiracy

They don't want people with cameras sniffing around

These fins are being shipped to Asia,
and predominantly China, - Seaspiracy

These fins are being shipped to Asia, and predominantly Chin...

It has no nutritional benefits,
it really doesn't taste like much, - Seaspiracy

It has no nutritional benefits, it really doesn't taste...

Seeing so many sharks finned, - Seaspiracy

Seeing so many sharks finned,

Just a hop over the ocean from Japan
is Hong Kong, - Seaspiracy

Just a hop over the ocean from Japan is Hong Kong,

We can't film? - Seaspiracy

Filming in Shark Fin City
was proving harder than we thought. - Seaspiracy

Filming in Shark Fin City was proving harder than we thought...

People should not be afraid
of having sharks in the ocean. - Seaspiracy

People should not be afraid of having sharks in the ocean.

If we don't have these sharks, - Seaspiracy

If we don't have these sharks,

And a lot of people would think I'd
be the last person to stand up for sharks. - Seaspiracy

And a lot of people would think I'd be the last person ...

I was attacked by a shark
after serving 12 years in the military. - Seaspiracy

I was attacked by a shark after serving 12 years in the mili...

I was on a counter-terrorism exercise - Seaspiracy

I was on a counter-terrorism exercise

And through necessity,
I learned about the plight of sharks - Seaspiracy

And through necessity, I learned about the plight of sharks

It turned out sharks
were just as important - Seaspiracy

It turned out sharks were just as important

And what they do is
they kind of lightly dip down to the sea, - Seaspiracy

And what they do is they kind of lightly dip down to the sea...

And where seabirds are doing their best - Seaspiracy

And where seabirds are doing their best

When you overfish the predators, - Seaspiracy

When you overfish the predators,

So the loss of fish
across the world's oceans is bringing us - Seaspiracy

So the loss of fish across the world's oceans is bringi...

But when you take away level one, - Seaspiracy

But when you take away level one,

They'll wipe out their food supply,
which is level three. - Seaspiracy

They'll wipe out their food supply, which is level thre...

And it carries on down the food chain, - Seaspiracy

And it carries on down the food chain,

So when we talk about saving sharks
and how important they are, - Seaspiracy

So when we talk about saving sharks and how important they a...

Around the world, on average, - Seaspiracy

Around the world, on average,

Now, comparatively speaking, - Seaspiracy

Now, comparatively speaking,

The crazy thing is,
almost half of those sharks killed - Seaspiracy

The crazy thing is, almost half of those sharks killed

And they're discarded as waste
back into the ocean. - Seaspiracy

And they're discarded as waste back into the ocean.

Bycatch was
all the other marine life - Seaspiracy

Bycatch was all the other marine life

The problem is
that eating fish is just as bad, - Seaspiracy

The problem is that eating fish is just as bad,

I refer to bycatch
as the invisible victims - Seaspiracy

I refer to bycatch as the invisible victims

The industry will call bycatch
"accidental take," - Seaspiracy

The industry will call bycatch "accidental take,"

It's factored into the economics
of fishing. - Seaspiracy

It's factored into the economics of fishing.

In those fisheries where we have
a better understanding of bycatch, - Seaspiracy

In those fisheries where we have a better understanding of b...

And so to give you one example, - Seaspiracy

And so to give you one example,

And that's just one little fishery
in one little part of Iceland. - Seaspiracy

And that's just one little fishery in one little part o...

Taken across the world's oceans, - Seaspiracy

Taken across the world's oceans,

So this is ten times more
than dolphins being killed in Taiji, - Seaspiracy

So this is ten times more than dolphins being killed in Taij...

This has been going on
for at least 30 years - Seaspiracy

This has been going on for at least 30 years

People love dolphins, - Seaspiracy

People love dolphins,

One of the most shocking things
that most people don't realize - Seaspiracy

One of the most shocking things that most people don't ...

Over 300,000 whales and dolphins
are killed every single year - Seaspiracy

Over 300,000 whales and dolphins are killed every single yea...

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Passionate about ocean life, a filmmaker sets out to document the harm that humans do to marine species - and uncovers alarming global corruption.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Ali Tabrizi

Writer: N/A

Production: A.U.M. Films & Media,Disrupt Studios

Genre: documentary, adventure

Year: 2021

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 8.1

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 24 Mar 2021

Awards: 1 nomination

Homepage: https://www.netflix.com/title/81014008