The peak of our industrial fishing returns has come and gone, despite a myriad of innovations. In fact, these very innovations may be driving food insecurity even deeper. As fish stocks decline, new methods of extraction are trained on ever-dwindling fish populations to prop up an unsustainable system, leaving vulnerable communities all over the world in their destructive wake. Ironic, since the communities we are leaving behind may ultimately hold the secrets to regional food security. Can we find a life vest to weather the coming tsunami of international food crises? Or will we simply trawl our way to the bottom?

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Chapters

02:30 The Cod War

15:54 Industrial High Seas Fishing

21:54 The Wondyrechaun

31:51 The Importance of Small-Scale Fisheries

35:42 Fish are food not friends

39:18 Food Production Through Theft

41:37 "As Always, Climate Gets the Final Word"

45:01 What Can We Do?

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