Quota System to Prevent Overharvesting

Fisheries that allot a fixed portion of the bounty to each fisherman are much less likely to fail than those that operate on competition.

SOURCES: Christopher Costello and Steve Gaines, University of California at Santa Barbara; John Lynham, University of Hawaii | By Patterson Clark - The Washington Post - September 22, 2008

This Story Study Suggests Sharing the Catch Could Save Fisheries Article \| Amid the collapse of once-rich fisheries around the world, policymakers, fishermen and environmentalists have been debating a controversial question: Can a fishery be saved by giving those who harvest the sea a guaranteed share of its bounty, rather than having them compete to see who can extract... Transcript: Science: Overfishing Policy Quota System to Prevent Overharvesting		Network News X Profile View More Activity TOOLBOX E-Mail This Reprints
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Quota System to Prevent Overharvesting

Fisheries that allot a fixed portion of the bounty to each fisherman are much less likely to fail than those that operate on competition.

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