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Hello from New Zealand! I beg to differ about "well managed fisheries". NZ has regulatory capture, massive bycatch problems, and some species are near to coll
by gnat 9y ago
Hello from New Zealand! I beg to differ about "well managed fisheries". NZ has regulatory capture, massive bycatch problems, and some species are near to collapse the way that orange roughy collapsed. The government talks it up as a sterling example of property rights, but the results are atrocious. It's a faith-based claim of success.
Sample shenanigans: http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/313631/mpi-official-admits-fish-dumping-widespread http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/313631/mpi-official-a...
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11830436 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objecti...
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Barry_Torkington/publication/275413421_New_Zealands_quota_management_system_-_incoherent_and_conflicted/links/56736e2308aee7a4274389dc.pdf https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Barry_Torkington/public...