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Commercial fishing was essentially wildlife poaching on a mass scale, catching up to 2.7 trillion fish
every year, or up to five million
killed every single minute. No other industry on Earth killed anywhere near
as many animals as this trade, let alone wild species
that we barely understand. This has led to global fish populations, in some cases,
plummeting to near extinction. But perhaps one of the
most shocking facts of all came from one of the world's
leading fisheries experts estimating that if
current fishing trends continue, we will see virtually empty oceans by the year 2048
every year, or up to five million
killed every single minute. No other industry on Earth killed anywhere near
as many animals as this trade, let alone wild species
that we barely understand. This has led to global fish populations, in some cases,
plummeting to near extinction. But perhaps one of the
most shocking facts of all came from one of the world's
leading fisheries experts estimating that if
current fishing trends continue, we will see virtually empty oceans by the year 2048
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Commercial fishing was essentially
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wildlife poaching on a mass scale,
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catching up to 2.7 trillion fish
every year,
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or up to five million
killed every single minute.
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No other industry on Earth
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killed anywhere near
as many animals as this trade,
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let alone wild species
that we barely understand.
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This has led to global fish populations,
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in some cases,
plummeting to near extinction.
00:00:27.944 --> 00:00:29.864
But perhaps one of the
most shocking facts of all
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came from one of the world's
leading fisheries experts
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estimating that if
current fishing trends continue,
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we will see virtually empty oceans
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by the year 2048.
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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.
