At the end of my line

Ok, so if you haven't checked out any of the movies in the Field & Screen series @ the Wexner Center, you are missing out. I popped in on Thursday and watched The End of the Line, a movie about overfishing the worlds oceans and, how if we don't fix it soon, we will run out of large fish to eat and there will only be things like sardines and smelt left.

This movie really caught my attention, but while a documentary, it did not leave me with a feeling of dispair, wondering how to change something that seems inevitable (How I feel about most documentaries)

Anywho, this movie brought to light how overfishing affects the world's human population and the ecosystems of the ocean. What made me feel like I could have an impact was the knowledge that there are companies that fish sustainably. In areas such as Alaska where fishing is limited to 10% of the population and for a certain season, the popluation is able to replenish itself. Another area that offers a mass of sustainable seafood is the Miamio beach area where we just had the SuperBowl. They have a species of crab called rock crab and they are caught and only one claw clipped and thrown back.  Because they are able to regenerate infinitely, so they are able to grow the limb back and be harvested for their claws again the next year.

This link HERE shows what seafood items are safely harvested and those that pose a threat to either the environment or the population of the fish. These are available through Monterey Bay Aquarium. Also more info on the movie The End of the Line.

For more information on sustainable fish visit www.msc.org