Author: Charles Clover
Genres: Subject-Led Non-fiction
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 choice, but those who eat and celebrate fish often ignore the fact that the fishing industry, although as technologically advanced as space travel, has an attitude to conservation 10,000 years out of date. Trawling on an industrial scale in the North Sea takes 16 lbs of dead marine animals to produce just 1lb of sole. Regulation isn't working, fishermen must cheat or lose money, dolphins and other wildlife (seabirds, turtles, sharks) are killed unnecessarily and fish stocks are collapsing despite the warnings.
The End of the Line looks at the problem and proves that we, as consumers, have to change if the situation is to improve.
“Blazingly powerful indictment.”
- Tom Fort, Sunday Telegraph“Persuasive and desperately disturbing, this book is the marine equivalent of Silent Spring.”
- Christopher Hirst, The Independent“It is a rare book that changes one's life, even in a small way.”
- Andrew Marr, Daily Telegraph“Anyone who loves to eat fish will be fascinated, appalled and challenged by this book.”
- John Gummer, Country Life“A revealing and well-paced book... but, more than that, this is an important book.”
- Glasgow Herald
Author: Charles Clover
Genres: Subject-Led Non-fiction
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 choice, but those who eat and celebrate fish often ignore the fact that the fishing industry, although as technologically advanced as space travel, has an attitude to conservation 10,000 years out of date. Trawling on an industrial scale in the North Sea takes 16 lbs of dead marine animals to produce just 1lb of sole. Regulation isn't working, fishermen must cheat or lose money, dolphins and other wildlife (seabirds, turtles, sharks) are killed unnecessarily and fish stocks are collapsing despite the warnings.
The End of the Line looks at the problem and proves that we, as consumers, have to change if the situation is to improve.
“Blazingly powerful indictment.”
- Tom Fort, Sunday Telegraph“Persuasive and desperately disturbing, this book is the marine equivalent of Silent Spring.”
- Christopher Hirst, The Independent“It is a rare book that changes one's life, even in a small way.”
- Andrew Marr, Daily Telegraph“Anyone who loves to eat fish will be fascinated, appalled and challenged by this book.”
- John Gummer, Country Life“A revealing and well-paced book... but, more than that, this is an important book.”
- Glasgow Herald
Ebury (PRH)
The New Press
March 3rd, 2025
Fulcrum TV (Dramatic); Atlast (Dutch); Editions Demopolis (French); Bertelsmann (German); Ponte alla Grazie (Italian); Iwanami Shoten (Japanese); Pentagram (Korean)
