This is an analogy that is made too seldomly. We already played this game with commercial game hunting, hardwood harvesting, etc. We even played it to conclusi

This is an analogy that is made too seldomly. We already played this game with commercial game hunting, hardwood harvesting, etc. We even played it to conclusion with oceanic species and systems. EG cod fisheries. The same principle are at play in the ocean. Technology & markets combine to create an unsustainable industry that comes to an end. With bison hunting it was demand for conveyer belt leather meeting railroads. The population crashed very suddenly. Oceanic ecosystems is vast, so the process can take longer. They're also harder to harvest, so technology proceeds more gradually. We were crashing oceanic systems in the 19th century though. Whales. Several cod fisheries. Many tuna fisheries, as soon as canning became a thing. Almost all coastal fisheries in the mediterranean. Fisheries policies, in actual practice, tend to fall below true sustainability most of the time. Even defined very narrowly (harvest of this specific species will not decline), they fail regularly. West european mackerel populations crashed 2 years ago, and many times previously. This despite strict, high profile fisheries policies. A ban is just easier. I am extremely dubious of sustainable wild harvest. Also, fishing is a small industry.