The Controversial of Overfishing Displayed in Seaspiracy Documentary Movie

Abstract

This research aims to discover the portrayal of controversy, the environmental impact, and the prevention of overfishing in the documentary Seaspiracy. This research uses a qualitative description method from a semiotic perspective. Until now, the research has been discussed on overfishing on fisherman's income and analysis of the law's review of overfishing, but the research of controversy of overfishing portrays no study has explored to use of semiotic perception. Semiotics is a science that examines signs. In interpreting signs, the researchers use Charles Sanders Pierce's semiotic analysis. This model is famous for its triangle of meaning: the sign, object, and interpretant. The result of this research is that there are elements of a sign portraying the controversy of overfishing: Bycatch, the Fishing Industry, the Statement: "Stop Eating Marine Animals," and Marine Stewards Council (MSC) certification. The four controversial portrayals will be deep to analyze from a semantics perspective to produce a significant meaning based on the scene that appeared in the documentary movie itself. In conclusion, semiotic perception will increase students' understanding of linguistics through signs, objects, and interpretant