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Illegal fishing is bad, but it's probably dwarfed by the environmental impact of legal fishing. Interesting discussion about governance over the oceans: http:/

• mullen 11y ago
  Yes, but legal fishing can be regulated. We can setup manageable and productive fisheries that not only can sustain populations but also continue to reproduce and be healthy. With illegal fishing, we can't do that.
  • justizin 11y ago
    > We can setup manageable and productive fisheries that not only can sustain populations but also continue to reproduce and be healthy. We're not, really, though. :/ As long as the demand is highest for the least sustainable fish, someone will haul out and net it for us.
    • pstuart 11y ago
      Ye olde tragedy of the commons.
    • mikeyouse 11y ago
      There are numerous success stories about managed fisheries bringing back stocks, a good example is the Red Snapper catch share that was setup in the Gulf of Mexico; http://www.noaa.gov/features/01_economic/catchshares.html http://www.noaa.gov/features/01_economic/catchshares.html
  • dghughes 11y ago
    The Turbot War off the southeast coast of Canada (Newfoundland) is a good example. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbot_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbot_War Canada almost went to war with Spain over it and German and Spanish military ships were patrolling off the Canadian coast. The Spanish fleet were scooping up whatever they wanted and the smug hypocritical EU claimed it was superior to Canada regarding the environment.