> There's a reason for the word "tragedy" in the phrase, "the tragedy of the commons" Small but important clarification: as Garrett Hardin later said, he shoul

> There's a reason for the word "tragedy" in the phrase, "the tragedy of the commons" Small but important clarification: as Garrett Hardin later said, he should have called it the tragedy of the unregulated commons. The problem is not the fact that the ocean doesn't have a private owner but rather that the legal framework does not presently cover its responsible access and use.