JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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ezekiel25
Paulinusa, you are of course correct. Quotas are widely ignored and poorly enforced by governments whose constituents only care for their own economics benefits. This is the nature of the economically rational human. It is also the cause of the tragedy of the commons which occurs WITHOUT FAIL in areas where commercialised gathering takes place. Some of the posters here are actually aware of this but support the irrational (strict sense) alternatives for PR purposes.
Posted in: Hatoyama, fish dealers welcome tuna ban rejection
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ezekiel25
RMFOs are clearly not working, otherwise we wouldn't have the situation of rapidly reducing rates of fish species in our oceans. A temporary ban in trade makes sense as it leaves abuse of the quota system (whichis endemic) out of the equation.
I remain sceptical anyway - economics tells us the utility maxismisuing behaviour will trump attempts to chnage behaviour every time anyway.
Posted in: Japan happy as export ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna rejected
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ezekiel25
David says:"if research is correct, there's no more bluefin in 5 - 10 years.
That sort of research, like the claim about there being no more fish left in the oceans by 2048, are based on assumptions about management actions, such as "no good management decisions to address the problem are taken".
Of course, these assumptions are stupid, because if there is a problem there is a good chance that appropriate management actions would be taken.
In fact such an assertion is stupid: Economic behaviour tells us that management of the commons DOES Not work - hence: 'the tradgedy of the commons'. HUman history is full of this in action. Lack of successful management (a human constant) predicts a decline and evetual collapse of a coomon stock.
Economic interests won the day. Which is to say that rational, utility self-maximising behaviour was considered ahea of the science which predicts stock collapse.
Posted in: Japan happy as export ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna rejected