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Economics : Something's Fishy in Scotland
Student Organizer #2
Read two articles:
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"The Decline of the Fishing Industry" at:
http://www.corporatewatch.org/?lid=1366
"Europe's New Fishing Policy" at:
http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/what_we_do/marine/what_we_do/
policy_events/common_fisheries_policy.cfm
- Why are fishing quotas imposed? What is the rationale?
- Why are whitefish catches limited while others are not?
- What is a main argument of those who dispute the low estimates of whitefish populations?
- Why has farming failed to be a viable way to elevate fish stocks?
- Over 50 percent of Scottish fishing vessels have been cut since 2000, and tight quotas are in place. How does this affect Scottish fishing families?
- What is the rationale for decommissioning fishing vessels?
- How did the United Kingdom's choice to join the European Union change the situation of Scottish fishermen?
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