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To: Ilaine who wrote (75192)3/4/2001 12:42:11 PM
From: maceng2  Read Replies (1) of 436258
 
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The theory of the Tragedy of the Commons states that when a resource is collectively owned by a group of people, each will exploit the resource, overusing it, and thus ultimately destroying the resource. In other words, everyone acts as a free rider, ignoring the group's collective interests in favor of their own.

That is exactly what has happened to Britains fishing grounds.

What has happened is an outright disgrace, the UK fishing grounds and industry are being utterly destroyed. I know the same thing has happened in the USA, but least they have done something about it. Another generation from now, I bet they treat the their fishing grounds more like a natural farm and take care how much, and what, they harvest.

In bad times Luc sayes he will move to New Zealand (for some reason -g-). I would move to Iceland because at least they know how to look after the friggin fish, and their fishing industry.

pearly.
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