The End of the Line (book)

The End of the Line: How Overfishing Is Changing the World and What We Eat
LanguageEnglish
SubjectFishing, Environment
GenreNon-fiction
PublisherEbury Press (UK)
New Press (US)
Publication date
2004 (UK)[1] 2006 (US)[1]
ISBN0-09-189780-7 (UK; Hardcover 1st ed.)
ISBN 1-59558-109-X (US; Hardcover 1st ed.)
ISBN 0-09-189781-5 (UK; 2005 rev. ed.)
ISBN 0-520-25505-4 (US; 2008 reprint, 1st ed.)
OCLC56083896

The End of the Line: How Overfishing Is Changing the World and What We Eat is a book by journalist Charles Clover about overfishing. It was made into a movie released in 2009 and was re-released with updates in 2017.

Clover, a former environment editor of the Daily Telegraph and now a columnist on the Sunday Times, describes how modern fishing is destroying ocean ecosystems. He concludes that current worldwide fish consumption is unsustainable.[2] The book provides details about overfishing in many of the world's critical ocean habitats, such as the New England fishing grounds, west African coastlines, the European North Atlantic fishing grounds, and the ocean around Japan.[3] The book concludes with suggestions on how the nations of the world could engage in sustainable ocean fishing.[3]

  1. ^ a b Barnett, Judith B. "Book Review: The End of the Line: How Overfishing Is Changing the World and What We Eat." Library Journal. 1 December 2006.
  2. ^ Fromartz, Samuel. "The End of the Line." Salon.com June 20, 2007.
  3. ^ a b "The End of the Line: How Overfishing Is Changing the World and What We Eat." Science News. 23 December 2006.