Screening & Discussion: 'The Last Ocean'

The Ross Sea, Antarctica is the most pristine stretch of ocean on Earth. A vast, frozen landscape that teems with life; largely untouched by humans. Californian ecologist David Ainley has been studying this unique ecosystem for more than thirty years. This award-winning film reveals the impact of an international fishing fleet that has recently found its way to the Ross Sea. It is targeting Antarctic toothfish, sold as Chilean Sea Bass in up-market restaurants around the world and here in San Francisco. Ainley knows that unless fishing is stopped the natural balance of the Ross Sea will be lost forever. He rallies his fellow scientists and meets up with a Colorado nature photographer and New Zealand filmmaker who also share his passion. Together they form 'The Last Ocean' and begin a campaign taking on the commercial fishers and governments in a race to protect Earth's last untouched ocean from our insatiable appetite for fish.

Watch trailer >>
http://bit.ly/TheLastOceanTrailer

Peter Young | New Zealand | 2012 | 53 min
http://www.thelastoceanfilm.com

PLUS: Panel Discussion - The Future of Fish
Where is your seafood from? Is it sustainably or even legally caught? With over 80% of seafood imported into the USA, what is a socially conscious seafood lover to do? After the screening, listen to a panel of experts discuss these and other issues around sustainable fishing.

Discussion with: Dr. David Ainley, film's subject and scientist, California Academy of Sciences; Casson Trenor, owner, Tataki Sustainable Sushi Restaurants; David McGuire, Shark Stewards; and specialists from the seafood trade.

Tickets: $15/$14
http://bit.ly/SFGFFTheLastOcean

The 4th San Francisco Green Film Festival runs May 29-June 4 with 60 new films from around the world. Visit us online at http://sfgreenfilmfest.org