> Overfishing is a classic problem of "Tragedy of the Commons". The oceans are the commons. > For example, nobody is predicting a catastrophic decline in the p

> Overfishing is a classic problem of "Tragedy of the Commons". The oceans are the commons. > For example, nobody is predicting a catastrophic decline in the population of pigs, chickens, and cattle. That's a great point. So true... It's hard to get people to care enough to do anything about it until enough people are affected. Which is no fun for the sea life and poorer humans waiting for things to get bad enough that sufficient action is taken.