The End of the Line: How Overfishing Is Changing the World and What We Eat - Couverture souple

Clover, Charles

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ISBN 10 : 0520255054 ISBN 13 : 9780520255050

Editeur : Univ of California Pr, 2008

Synopsis

The End of the Line Ninety percent of the large fish in the world's oceans have disappeared in the past half century, causing the collapse of fisheries along with numerous fish species. From the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo to a seafood restaurant on the North Sea and a trawler off the coast of Spain, the author pursues the sobering truth about the plight of fish. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

We have reached a pivotal moment for fishing, with seventy-five percent of the world's fish stocks either fully exploited or overfished. If nothing is done to stop the squandering of fish stocks the life of the oceans will face collapse and millions of people could starve.

Fish is the aspirational food for Western society, the healthy, weight-conscious choice, but those who eat and celebrate fish often ignore the fact that the fishing industry, although as technologically advanced as space travel, has an attitude to conservation 10,000 years out of date. Trawling on an industrial scale in the North Sea takes 16 lbs of dead marine animals to produce just 1lb of sole. Regulation isn't working, fishermen must cheat or lose money, dolphins and other wildlife (seabirds, turtles, sharks) are killed unnecessarily and fish stocks are collapsing despite the warnings.

The End of the Line looks at the problem and proves that we, as consumers, have to change if the situation is to improve.

Revue de presse

"A blazingly powerful indictment" (Sunday Telegraph)

"It is a rare book that changes one's life, even in a small way ... Charles Clover has written a shocking book about the effects of industrial fishing" (Andrew Marr Start the Week, Radio 4)

"Anyone with the slightest interest in where our fish comes from, and the devastating effects of our voracious appetite for it, should read this" (Tom Parker-Bowles Mail on Sunday)

"Devastating - a succinct and powerful crash course on the pressing environmental issues surrounding fish that should send consumer awareness soaring" (Daily Mail)

"Entertaining, outrageous and a must-read for anyone who cares about the sea and its denizens" (Times Higher Educational Supplement)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Univ of California Pr
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0520255054
• ISBN 13: 9780520255050
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 386
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible