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Seaspiracy

As hilarious as that was, I'd always been taught that seafoodwas an important part of a...

As hilarious as that was, I'd always been taught that seafood
was an important part of a healthy diet, and I still had some questions. What am I going to miss out on
if I stopped eating seafood?

Full Transcript

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As hilarious as that was,
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I'd always been taught that seafood was an important part of a healthy diet,
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and I still had some questions.
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What am I going to miss out on if I stopped eating seafood?
Duration
10 seconds
Views
14
Timestamp in Movie
01:22:29
Uploaded
May 26, 2025
Genres
documentary, adventure
Production
A.U.M. Films & Media,Disrupt Studios

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Movie Summary

Passionate about ocean life, a filmmaker sets out to document the harm that humans do to marine species - and uncovers alarming global corruption.
Well, what you're gonna miss out on, - Seaspiracy 00:07
Well, what you're gonna miss out on,
You're gonna decrease your intake of dioxins and PCBs, - Seaspiracy 00:07
You're gonna decrease your intake of dioxins and PCBs,
The aquatic food chain - Seaspiracy 00:07
The aquatic food chain
And so if you look at the number one source of dioxin exposure, - Seaspiracy 00:11
And so if you look at the number one source of dioxin exposu...
I mean, you name your industrial pollutant, - Seaspiracy 00:05
I mean, you name your industrial pollutant,
Again, because that's just where the pollutants eventually end up. - Seaspiracy 00:06
Again, because that's just where the pollutants eventua...
Mercury is totally a toxicant to the body. - Seaspiracy 00:04
Mercury is totally a toxicant to the body.
Let's say mercury from some industry pollutes the air or the water. - Seaspiracy 00:04
Let's say mercury from some industry pollutes the air o...
Small bacteria, plankton, they start picking up on the mercury. - Seaspiracy 00:05
Small bacteria, plankton, they start picking up on the mercu...
Then you've got the smaller fish eaten by the bigger fish, and so on. - Seaspiracy 00:04
Then you've got the smaller fish eaten by the bigger fi...
In essence, this is called bioaccumulation. - Seaspiracy 00:04
In essence, this is called bioaccumulation.
So there's other things in fish, it's not just omega-3 fatty acids. - Seaspiracy 00:05
So there's other things in fish, it's not just ome...
Those contaminants oftentimes outweigh the benefits of the nutrients. - Seaspiracy 00:06
Those contaminants oftentimes outweigh the benefits of the n...
A common belief is that fish are the best source - Seaspiracy 00:11
A common belief is that fish are the best source
It's the algae cells that are making the omega-3 fats, - Seaspiracy 00:07
It's the algae cells that are making the omega-3 fats,
And the algal DHA is what winds up in the fish's flesh, - Seaspiracy 00:13
And the algal DHA is what winds up in the fish's flesh,
So why not just eat the algae that has those great benefits we're looking for? - Seaspiracy 00:05
So why not just eat the algae that has those great benefits ...
Why even mess with the middleman, - Seaspiracy 00:05
Why even mess with the middleman,
We started New Wave Foods with the mission to disrupt seafood, - Seaspiracy 00:07
We started New Wave Foods with the mission to disrupt seafoo...
So you're not gonna miss out on taste, it's there for you. It's delicious. - Seaspiracy 00:04
So you're not gonna miss out on taste, it's there ...