Managing Marine Environments

Question 1

What are global commons?

Answer 1

Resources so large in scale that they lie outside the political reach of one state

Question 2

Give an example of a tragedy of the commons

Answer 2

• Overfishing
• Increased longlining (150km of baited hooks)
• Sonar (Detects large shoals that would historically have been missed)
• Huge factory ships (Freezers on board so can stay at sea for longer)

Question 3

What is conservation?

Answer 3

Efficient and sustainable use of a resource e.g. Fish quotas in North Atlantic

Question 4

What is preservation?

Answer 4

Managing a resource by banning commercial activity e.g. Whale Hunting Ban of 1986 (Risen from 1400 in 1980 to 24,000 in 2015)

Question 5

What does the Environmental Kuznets Curve suggest?

Answer 5

Many countries and the international community have become aware of their environmental impact and are acting to reduce it