Ending the oceans' 'tragedy of the commons'

Tuesday, September 14, 2010 - 11:28 in Earth & Climate

Leading international marine scientists are proposing radical changes in the governance of the world's oceans to rescue them from overfishing, pollution and other human impacts. Based on a successful experiment in Chile, the researchers say a new approach to marine tenure could help to reverse the maritime "tragedy of the commons" which has led to the depletion of fish stocks worldwide.

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