The End Of The Line

“The Europeans like our fish, but they don’t like the people”, laments academic Rashid Sumaila on the human cost of overfishing in West Africa. Equally lamentable is that The End Of The Line lacks the tenderness to offer such insight often enough, but it’s symptomatic of Rupert Murray’s utilitarian approach to the film, adapted from Charles Clover’s eponymous book, that he instead articulates the argument with a measured tone of scientific vigour. The facts on display are consistently arresting, and it’s already convinced some retailers into reconsider their sourcing practices. Murray attempts to appeal to our appetites as well, by offering us the prospect of jellyfish burgers in lieu of the expected absence of cod and blue fin tuna by 2048. Though less concerned with winning over hearts than minds, the logic is compelling enough to at least warrant your agreement.