The End Of The Line
How Overfishing is Changing the World and What We Eat
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
2 May 2005
Summary
Now in paperback, this highly acclaimed book looks at the disastrous impact of overfishing, and how it will change your life.
We have reached a pivotal moment for fishing, with seventy-five percent of the world’s fish stocks either fully exploited or overfished. If nothing is done to stop the squandering of fish stocks the life of the oceans will face collapse and millions of people could starve.
Fish is the aspirational food for Western society, the healthy, weight-conscious …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780091897819 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0091897815 |
| Author: | Charles Clover |
| Publisher: | Ebury Publishing |
| Imprint: | Ebury Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 2 May 2005 |
| Weight: | 219g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 126mm x 20mm |
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Critics Review
A blazingly powerful indictment
A blazingly powerful indictment * Sunday Telegraph *
It is a rare book that changes one’s life, even in a small way … Charles Clover has written a shocking book about the effects of industrial fishing – Andrew Marr * Start the Week, Radio 4 *
Anyone with the slightest interest in where our fish comes from, and the devastating effects of our voracious appetite for it, should read this – Tom Parker-Bowles * Mail on Sunday *
Devastating - a succinct and powerful crash course on the pressing environmental issues surrounding fish that should send consumer awareness soaring * Daily Mail *
Entertaining, outrageous and a must-read for anyone who cares about the sea and its denizens * Times Higher Educational Supplement *
Hugely important book * BBC Wildlife *
This is an issue which needs populist exposure. Clover has done it admirably - a brilliant exposition – Owen Paterson MP * The Spectator *
Anyone who loves to eat fish will be fascinated, appalled and challenged by this book – John Gummer * Country Life *
About The Author
Charles Clover
Charles Clover has been Environment Editor of the Daily Telegraph for a number of years. He has been a three-time winner of the National Journalist category of the British Environment and Media Awards. He lives with his family in Essex.
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