Fishers like Jesus Sucajel from Hambongan Island, Inabanga, Philippines, do not need charts and statistics to validate the depletion of marine resources. He sees it in diminishing daily catches, lost income and increases in illegal fishing methods like those using dynamite and cyanide.
(from the Rare Blog)

The UCLA Journal of Environmental Law & Policy has just published an excellent overview of various approaches to fisheries management. The authors, Jonathan Adler and Nathaniel Stewart, look at various top-down regulatory approaches to fisheries protection, many of which have failed. They also examine the results of various catch share approaches to fishery management, concluding that such property-based solutions generally lead to better resource management.

Read the paper to better understand the importance of aligning economic and ecological incentives, and explore ways that long-term security of fishing rights can help prevent overfishing and promote ecological stewardship.