Rose George explores the dark depths of the fishing industry
Rose George’s book Every Last Fish examines global fishing through interviews with trawlers, fishers, and aquaculturists across continents.
Key points
From Live Science’s report- Author Rose George discusses her book Every Last Fish and its focus on the fishing industry.
- The global fishing industry faces overfishing, rising production, and illegal fishing.
- Climate change is warming seas, shifting populations, and reducing fish body size.
- George traveled across continents to speak with trawlers, fishers and aquaculturists.
- The book also examines fish intelligence, welfare, and at-sea atrocities like slavery.
Why it matters. It connects overfishing, illegal fishing, rising production, climate impacts, fish welfare, intelligence, and slavery at sea.
What to watch. Watch how warming seas, shifting populations, smaller fish, and industry practices shape fishing’s environmental and human consequences.
Coverage
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Oldest first · UTCSourceLive ScienceUnited StatesLeanCenterCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at Live Science“Author Rose George dives into the dark depths of the fishing industry”
Why it’s in the Brief
Ranked 9th of 10.
- Starting score
- 5.0
- Public-interest topic
- +1.0
- Public-interest terms in the text
- +1.25
- High-reliability sources
- +0.75
- Score
- 8.0
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