Tragedy of the commons
In the 1800s a story emerged of English cow herders sharing a common tract of land. Individual herders added cow after cow and the land’s productivity began to decline. The herders knew that too many cows would make the land useless but all assumed that there was no way to avoid this so all continued […]
New Zealand company purchases survey technology
The Sealord Group, New Zealand’s largest seafood company, has announced it has purchased a NZ$750,000 acoustic optical system (AOS) to conduct research on New Zealand fish stocks. An AOS is a device that emits multiple frequency signals to calculate the amount of fish present. It is particularly effective in assessing aggregations of deep-sea fish and […]
Minister Hodgkinson reverses decision and reinstates state vessel catch limits
Wednesday, 22 May 2013 STATEMENT FROM MINISTER FOR PRIMARY INDUSTRIES KATRINA HODGKINSON The NSW Government has listened to stakeholder concerns and will not make changes to trip limits for NSW commercial fishers, original restrictions will remain. In the interests of working collaboratively with all our stakeholders and ensuring the risks and impacts of changes to […]