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The Seaspiracy “virtually empty ocean” claim

The Seaspiracy “virtually empty ocean” claim

FromMore or Less: Behind the Stats


The Seaspiracy “virtually empty ocean” claim

FromMore or Less: Behind the Stats

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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
May 29, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Popular Netflix documentary Seaspiracy has sparked a lot of debate recently, including some controversy over some of the claims the documentary makes and the numbers behind them. One of the most striking is that: “if current fishing trends continue we will see virtually empty oceans by the year 2048.” Although overfishing is a global problem, we take a look and find that this scenario is unlikely.
Released:
May 29, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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Tim Harford and the More or Less team try to make sense of the statistics which surround us. From BBC Radio 4