History
What is the key species to this area?
The Atlantic Cod
What location was highlighted in the video about the community impact of the fisheries collapse?
New Bedford, Mass.
What is it called when you're looking at the cost and gains of a certain action?
Cost-Benefit
Who is Garrett Hardin?
The first person to coin the term Tragedy of the Commons.
Since when has cod fishing been important to this region?
Colonial era, around the 16th century
What is the Magnuson-Stevens Act?
Established in 1976, this act created the New England Fishery Management Council and governs all U.S. fisheries within the Exclusive Economic Zone.
What is the name of the stakeholder council?
New England Fisheries Management Council
In open waters, what is the biggest reason for the TOC?
Lack of clear property rights in open waters can lead to fishermen fishing for their own gain without consideration for overexploitation or conservation.
Name two reasons that contributed to loss of population:
Technology, environmental change, overfishing (TOTC)
What is the Sustainable Fisheries Act?
Enacted in response to overfishing, this 1996 amendment emphasized rebuilding fish stocks and preventing overfishing through catch limits and quotas.
Name at least two environmental hazards regarding the New England Fisheries?
Overfishing and depletion of key fish stocks, Climate change impacts (e.g., rising sea temperatures, ocean acidification), Pollution (e.g., runoff, plastics, heavy metals).
What are stock assessments?
A management technique that uses biological data to estimate fish population sizes and trends.
What were the three reasons that contributed to the Atlantic cod being the key species?
Atlantic cod was the key species in the area due to how abundant it was, its nutrition levels, and its ease to preserve.
What is the Atlantic Cod Collapse?
The 1990s collapse of this fish population in New England illustrated how unrestricted competition in a shared resource can lead to severe depletion.
What are the three contexts that are included in the New England Fisheries in Environmental Justice?
Sustainability & Conservation, Impact of Climate Change, and Health & Safety
What are marine protected areas?
Areas of the ocean where governments limit human activity to protect the environment and marine life.