Ending the Oceans Tragedy of the Commons

6:57 AM Fri 17 Sep 2010 GMT

'Plastic ocean rubbish - Pacific Ocean Gyre' Franck Gicquiaud

Leading international marine scientists are proposing radical changes in the governance of the world's oceans to rescue them from over-fishing, pollution and other human impacts. Based on a successful experiment in Chile, the researchers say a new approach to marine tenure could help to reverse the maritime 'tragedy of the commons' which has led to the depletion of fish stocks worldwide. 'Marine ecosystems are in decline around the world. New transformational changes in governance are urgently required to cope with over-fishing, pollution, global changes, and other drivers of degradation,' says Professor Terry Hughes of the ARC Centre of Excellence for ...

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by ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies