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In the popular fiction series, Jeeves eats a lot of fish; Bertie Wooster thinks that that’s why he’s so smart. In real life we should all probably be eating more fish given how healthy it is, but can we do that in a way that keeps fish populations healthy, too?
A visit to the fishmonger can be daunting, and Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch App doesn’t necessarily make it any easier. Fresh or frozen? Wild or farmed? Local or imported? What are the best options for your body, your wallet, the planet?
You and I are not the only ones to grapple with these issues; environmental scientists in New York and California did, too. Specifically, they wondered how reform would impact fisheries, which are defined as the wild and cultivated regions where fish are caught, as well as the act and occupation of catching fish. They modeled two types of reform—one that aimed to maximize the economic value of fisheries, and one that aimed to maximize their long term catch. They were interested in how these reforms would affect the fisheries’ profit, catch, and the biomass of all the fish in the sea by the year 2050. Turns out that if fisheries were better managed, all three variables would improve.
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