Should we stop eating fish; Pets and the pandemic

8:30am-9:15am Should we stop eating fish

8:30-9:15: Phone  Gary Stokes, co-founder and Directors of Operations of OceansAsia , Formerly the Asia Director for Sea Shepherd Global

8:30-9:15 Phone Benjamin So, founder of seafood import firm 178 Degrees Co. and founding member of  Hong Kong Seafood Sustainable Coalition

9:15am-9:30am Pets and the pandemic

9:15-9:30 Dr Gerry Pahl (R in photo), Veterinarian from petexportvet, also the executive board of the International Pet And Animal Transportation Association


On Thursday's Backchat, should we stop eating fish? And pets and the pandemic.

'Seaspiracy', a Netflix documentary about the massive impact of industrialized commercial fishing on our oceans is making waves.  It claims that fishing has wiped out 90 percent of the world's large fish and that fishing is the greatest threat to marine wildlife. It rejects the concept of sustainable fishing and criticises several marine conservation organisations.  It recommends shifting to a plant-based diet, enforcing no-catch marine reserves, protecting 30 percent of our oceans and ending fishing subsidies. 

Many have accused the film of making misleading and overstated claims, but how bad is the situation now in reality? What is the future of fishing worldwide? Is there such a thing as sustainability? Is fish farming hazardous to the environment? What's the local situation like? Should we simply give up fish for the sake of the marine environment?

From 9:15am-9:30am, we'll be discussing pets and covid. What happens to pets if we go into quarantine? Is it possible to relocate or travel overseas with animals?