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Throughout the ages, the world has enjoyed a vast and unlimited ocean, yielding abundant seafood. But increasing demand, new technologies, and burgeoning coastal populations are straining the limits of the ocean's ability to sustain healthy fish populations. Fish harvests are important not only for the more than 200 million people worldwide who hold fishing-related jobs, but for many of the world's populations who depend on seafood as their main source of protein. This program goes to Indonesia, Boston, the coast of Senegal, and other parts of the world to talk to local fishers and scientists who have been associated with the fishing industry over the last few decades. Interviews reveal that "more boats are chasing fewer fish" and that scores of fish stocks are on a trajectory toward collapse. Consumers are often unaware that many fish stocks are near collapse. Empty Oceans, Empty Nets asks: can consumers change their demand to prevent irreversible damage to a fragile ecological balance between fish and humans that was millions of years in the making?
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