‘Myopic’ fisheries managers toy with a new ‘tragedy of the commons’ (commentary)

Mongabay
Dec 9, 2025, 1:15 pm124 ptsTrending
The way the oceans are managed is meant to be like a successful medieval commons. Most medieval commons weren’t open-access, but commoners had distinct rights in law and committees organized the grazing. Commons were saved from overexploitation by the practice of “stinting”: commoners decided how many…

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