Making Lemons Into Lemonade
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jamesqI heard an interesting factoid at lunch today. I don't know if it's true or not: The fish stocks off of the coast of Somalia are growing.
The theory is that Somali pirates are responsible. Nobody wants to fish in those waters (because they'll get their boat stolen) so the local fish have had ten years to replenish their numbers.
Meanwhile, off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, the fish stocks are pretty much completely depleted. We tried curbing our own fishermen, but too much of the Grand Banks is in international waters, so there's nothing stopping Spain (for example) from perpetrating tragedy on our commons.
The Somalia situation does present us with a potential solution: We issue letters of marque to out-of-work Newfoundland fishermen.
The theory is that Somali pirates are responsible. Nobody wants to fish in those waters (because they'll get their boat stolen) so the local fish have had ten years to replenish their numbers.
Meanwhile, off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, the fish stocks are pretty much completely depleted. We tried curbing our own fishermen, but too much of the Grand Banks is in international waters, so there's nothing stopping Spain (for example) from perpetrating tragedy on our commons.
The Somalia situation does present us with a potential solution: We issue letters of marque to out-of-work Newfoundland fishermen.
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