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Giving out proper fishing nets would also enable over-fishing, but this could be the lesser of two evils. It reminds me of the calculus around giving addicts cl
by wanderingstan 12y ago
Giving out proper fishing nets would also enable over-fishing, but this could be the lesser of two evils. It reminds me of the calculus around giving addicts clean needles: it feels wrong to enable a destructive and illegal behavior, but the alternative is a net net worse outcome. (Pun intended.)
- brudgers 12y agoOver-fishing using nets is done on an industrial scale backed by capital from wealthy industrial and post-industrial economies. The family that fishes in the swamp is not the critical actor.
- cpwright 12y agoThe proper fishing nets won't have nearly the amount of bycatch as the malaria net used for fishing. The holes in the malaria net are small enough that mosquitos can't make it through. Holes in a fishing net are far larger, so will let very small fish or other creatures through.