> It is about "tragedy of the commons", not any specific feature of industrial fishing. I am certain the TotC is a feature of commercial fishing, and I am perp

> It is about "tragedy of the commons", not any specific feature of industrial fishing. I am certain the TotC is a feature of commercial fishing, and I am perplexed how anyone could separate the two. Overfishing, driven by greed ("Take what you can; give nothing back" [1]), itself is a specific feature of commercial fishing. [2] But I agree with your second statement, though the situation is more complex than merely the problem of fishing all of the fish and the collapse of entire species. [3] What I also believe is desperately needed is an indefinite moratorium on fishing anywhere beyond coastal territories. [4] [1] Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, 2003 (though this phrase actually originates from Caribbean pirates, though the original meaning concerns lines: when pulling a ship into a dock, to pull in as much slack as you can and don't let it go. In only a literal sense it seems it very much applies to commercial fishing. [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overfishing#Examples_and_evidence_for_overfishing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overfishing#Examples_and_evide... [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_impact_of_fishing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_impact_of_fishin... [4] https://e360.yale.edu/features/a-global-ban-on-fishing-on-the-high-seas-the-time-is-now https://e360.yale.edu/features/a-global-ban-on-fishing-on-th...