Ted Danson, the narrator of the overfishing documentary The End of the Line, isn't just paying lip service to saving our oceans. Danson founded the international ocean conservation group Oceana and shares his efforts to reform marine policies in this piece on The Huffington Post.
Says Danson:
Before the large nations of Europe and Asia started sending industrial fishing ships, western Africa was home to one of the most biodiverse marine environments in the world. Now the fish populations are a shadow of what they once were, and local fishermen are unable to catch fish to sell and feed their families. Overfishing absolutely contributes to hunger and poverty.
The End of the Line opened in NYC and Los Angeles on June 19th, and will expand to other U.S. cities throughout the summer.
For more:
Full release schedule
Official film website
IDA's write up on the film from our 2009 Sundance coverage
Here's Danson's PSA for the film: