EPISODE · Apr 18, 2020 · 12 MIN
Episode 88-Tragedy Of The Commons
from The Natural Curiosity Project · host Dr. Steven Shepard
For 400 years, the Georges Bank in the North Atlantic was sustainably fished by numerous countries, and the fishing stocks remained healthy. But in the mid-20th century, something happened, and fish stocks plummeted. What a story of human greed and hubris--and a great example of the phenomenon known as "The Tragedy of the Commons."
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For 400 years, the Georges Bank in the North Atlantic was sustainably fished by numerous countries, and the fishing stocks remained healthy. But in the mid-20th century, something happened, and fish stocks plummeted. What a story of human greed and hubris--and a great example of the phenomenon known as "The Tragedy of the Commons."
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