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		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace 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 ¬es=Fisheries that allot a fixed portion of the bounty to each fisherman are much less likely to fail than those that operate on competition." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCES: Christopher Costello, Steve Gaines, University of California at Santa Barbara; John Lynham, University of Hawaii \| By Patterson Clark - The Washington Post - September 22, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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