S26 E5: Waves of Extraction | "The Outlaw Ocean"

The oceans are running out of fish. To slow down that problem,
environmentalists pushed for fish farming or aquaculture. The
problem is this industry became too big and too hungry. To fatten
the farmed fish faster, they started feeding the high-protein
pellets called fishmeal — made from massive amounts of fish
caught at sea. Now, more than 30 percent of all marine life
pulled from the sea feeds other fish in aquaculture farms inland.
To explore this upside-down situation, we travel to the West
African country of The Gambia for an offshore patrol where
hundreds of Chinese and other fishing boats trawl for fishmeal
production, cratering the local food source and polluting the
coastline. Guest Interview: Dr. Daniel Pauly, Marine Biologist





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