5 fish documentaries to watch

1. Artifishal - The Fight to Save Wild Salmon (2019)

This film is about the people, rivers and the environment. It explores the various threats of wild fish and the potential extinction of wild salmon due to fish farms and hatcheries. Patagonia aims to encourage dialogue and support groups working to protect wild fishers and fish.

2. The End of the Line (2009)

This film was the world’s first major documentary about the impact of overfishing, specifically examining the imminent extinction of bluefin tuna, the overpopulation of jellyfish and the possible implications of a world with no fish.

3. Bluefin (2016)

The endangered giant bluefin tuna returned to Prince Edward Island, Canada in surprising abundance after a complete disappearance from overfishing. This acclaimed documentary unravels how our exploitation of resources can precariously alter environments and ecosystems in unexpected ways.

4. The Last Ocean (2012)

The Ross Sea in the Antartica is the most pristine stretch of ocean on earth. Californian ecologist David Ainley has been traveling there for over 30 years to study this ecosystem and has written scientific papers describing it as a ‘living laboratory’. International fishing fleet went to the area to fish for Antartic toothfish which are considered ‘white' gold’ and Ainley aims to protect the area.

5. Troubled Waters (2015)

This film explores what has happened to the oceans because of our appetite for seafood and looks what we can do personally to protect them. It was created by two students, Matthew Judge and Robert Drane.