cshalizi + oceanography 2
Meet the Bloop, the mysterious sound from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean
february 2012 by cshalizi
I wonder what Stefan Helmreich could do with these as samples.
cthulhiana
bloop
oceanography
february 2012 by cshalizi
All the Fish in the Sea: Maximum Sustainable Yield and the Failure of Fisheries Management, Finley
october 2011 by cshalizi
“The decline and collapse of world fisheries is repeatedly cited as exemplary of the ‘tragedy of the commons’—the dilemma whereby individuals, acting in their own rational, individual self-interest, destroy a common good. Using extensive primary sources, Carmel Finley shows that this view is incorrect, and that the decline of fisheries had little to do with the inadvertent adverse impacts of individual action, and everything to do with deliberate governmental and international policy. Since the end of World War II, the United States has consciously pursued a policy of encouraging more and more and more fishing, a policy that had little to do with the needs or interests of fishermen (much less fish) and everything to do with U.S. strategic and economic interests. Not surprisingly, fishermen and fish suffered the consequences. It was a tragedy, but not of the commons. It was a tragedy of attempted enclosure. This is a very important book, one that no environmentalist can afford to ignore.”—Naomi Oreskes, University of California, San Diego
books:noted
history_of_science
ecology
environmental_management
commons
to:NB
fish
oceanography
october 2011 by cshalizi
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