Dos Winkel

In this thought provoking film "What’s the catch with the fish?”, photographer and dedicated ocean conservation advocate Dos Winkel discusses his passion, underwater photography and his undeterred quest to educate the public on saving one of the planet's most precious resources: the living seas.

Every photo Winkel takes tells a story, and as a lifelong non-fish eater he has made it his mission to save the magnificent creatures of the world's oceans. Through his spectacular and sometimes rare photographs, he has made his hobby of scuba diving into a very significant environmental effort. "Help preserve the oceans", he says. His main objective is to illustrate the present and future threats of the oceans and the possible solutions society can undertake in order to save our seas.

The strongest message Winkel reiterates is, "Do not eat fish." As he points out, "Humans do not need to consume fish in order to get the required Omega-3's they need. Omega can in fact be harvested from algae, which incidentally is the same way fish get their source of omega." He continues, "Fish ingest algae which contains omega. Even chickens and pigs do not naturally consume fish on their own, but yet still, they are fed fish waste and byproducts by humans." An undertaking he finds deplorable.

Winkel's colorful underwater spectacle of photos of fish in their natural habitats is his way of documenting a world that many take for granted. His thought provoking images are both visually compelling and morally questioning. If we don't begin now to save our seas today, tomorrow may be too late.