Volume 1, Issue 2

Spring 2008

The second issue of the EJSD looks at "Sustaining the Seas."

The oceans are said to contain the greater part of the world's biodiversity. Meanwhile, the products of the ocean have great economic importance. How can these resources be managed sustainably?

Featured Story

MEASURING THE BIOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY OF MARINE FISHERIES: PROPERTY RIGHTS, POLITICS, AND SCIENCE

In 1986 New Zealand radically changed the way it manages commercial fisheries by instituting a system of tradable quotas that define who can fish, where they can fish, and how much they can catch in any given year. The program is generally viewed as successful in New Zealand based on the economic performance of the fishing industry. But what about the effects of the tradable quota system on populations of target species, let alone the marine environment? Amazingly, no good measures seems to exist, despite the fact that measuring biological performance is crucial to understanding which fisheries are being successfully managed and which are not. This paper addresses the impact of scientific uncertainty on fisheries management both typically and in New Zealand, critiques current methods for measuring biological sustainability, and proposes measuring the likelihood of sustainability based on the quality of the harvest model.

Volume I, Issue 3 - CALL FOR PAPERS

“The Population Bomb Forty Years On”

A critical evaluation of theories and evidence relating to the impact of a burgeoning human population.

 The submission deadline for this issue is August 1, 2008. 
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