Scientist fact-checks Seaspiracy | Netflix

Seaspiracy debunked. Let's fact-check the new Netflix documentary Seaspiracy. The controversies and evidence surrounding Netflix's Seapiracy. many of you asked me to fact-check Seaspiracy, the new Netflix documentary. whats up with that title? Sea-spiracy? it’s from the team that made Cow-spiracy but seaspiracy makes no sense Lets take a look at Seaspiracy. The 1st big question seaspiracy raises is about single-use plastics. Straws, plastic bags, packaging. Main source of plastic pollution is the fishing industry with discarded nets? so the solution is to just eat less fish?Is fishing the main source of plastic, not straws?80% of plastic in the ocean is from land source e.g. plastic bags. in the remaining 20%, commercial fishing is the major contributorso the fishing industry does not cause most of the plastic pollution in the ocean but does cause a significant chunkseaspiracy oversimplifies things a bit but they have a point that fishing is a significant source of plastic seaspiracy tells us shark populations have sharply declined. shark finning + bycatch. the movie is right about the alarming decline in sharksSeaspiracy tells us its not just sharks. bycatch affects Porpoises, dolphins, whales, seals, seabirdstrawling.next seaspiracy introduces us to Sea-sheppard. later seaspiracy circles back for more on Sea-sheppard seaspiracy uncomfortable interviews with organization reps next seaspiracy touches on farmed fish. which avoids bycatchmaybe they can innovate and farms can become ‘greener’?seaspiracy talks about “sustainable” fishingfinally, seaspiracy looks at the health effects of eating fish. pollutants etc. mercury, heavy metalsfish and health. fish consumption largely linked to health benefitseating fish a couple times a week (or not) are both compatible with healthfor those who don't eat fish: omega3s? EPA and DHA? Seaspiracy explains algae are effective. supplements as effective as fish oil or fish itself, any of the 3 will get you those omega3sseaspiracy shines a light on problems with the fishing industry e.g. overfishingConnect with me:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrGilCarvalho/Twitter: https://twitter.com/NutritionMadeS3Animations: Even Topland @toplandmediaReferences:Plastic:www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969716310154https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-22939-whttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/news-plastic-drinking-straw-history-banSpecies extinction:https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-03173-9https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/facts/sea-turtleshttps://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/40925326.pdftrawling:https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/mar/17/trawling-for-fish-releases-as-much-carbon-as-air-travel-report-finds-climate-crisisclimate change:https://www.nature.com/news/earth-s-carbon-sink-downsized-1.11503https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/business-unusual-how-fish-carbon-stabilizes-our-climateenvironmental impact of foods:https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/aa6cd5/pdffish & healthhttps://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/105/6/1462/4569801https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0924224419310532www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0273230009001433https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2540540https://academic.oup.com/ije/article-abstract/50/1/223/6067620www.nature.com/articles/s41430-018-0310-zhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1756464614002229https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18589030/00:00 - Intro01:00 - Plastic pollution02:41 - Species extinction05:16 - Sea Shepherd06:00 - Seafood labels07:55 - Climate change08:30 - Fish farms10:02 - Seafood and health13:34 - ConclusionDisclaimer: The contents of this video are for informational purposes only and are not intended to be Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices