Serious ocean people agree with Thai navy that Netflix’s ‘Seaspiracy’ is crap

A sexy Netflix doc leaning on images of swarthy Asian thugs to call out the sins of Thailand’s fishing industry isn’t just being criticized in the kingdom but by a slew of environmental organizations and experts worldwide. 

In fact, Netflix’s Seaspiracy has been slammed for being chock full of misinformation and twisting the science on what’s damaging the world’s oceans while using racial stereotypes to tell a story that minimizes the threat of climate change and plastic pollution. 

“Though the film misleads viewers with oversimplified science, its real harm is that it ignores the history, culture, and systemic inequities that are entwined with ocean conservation,” wrote marine biology magazine Hakai Magazine. 

Made by British filmmaker Ali Tabrizi, Seaspiracy premiered globally late last month on the streaming service and quickly rose to one of its…