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The ocean is full of life, from tiny algae to the largest
living creature: Balaenoptera musculus , the blue whale.
The most dangerous marine creature, however, is homo
sapiens, whose warships have teeth sharper than any shark.
Correspodingly, the most complicated element of the ocean
environment is the labyrinthine system of laws and regulations
that humans have developed to govern it.
Source: http://seastead.org/commented/paper/ocean.html#The_ocean_is_full_of_life_from_tiny_algae_to_the_l
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[Sat Feb 14 20:30:41 PST 2004-44] Unknown:
"simpy"?
[Sun Aug 1 16:10:02 PDT 2004-213] Scott Cunningham (NOSPAMscottcun@hotmail.com.NOSPAM):
One thing worth exploring as you work out the implications of seasteading is whether you foresee any problems with the efficient management of open-access fisheries. Aquaculture has been attempting, and has been quite successful with specific types of fish which either do not migrate (crustaceans) or which do migrate but always return to single location (salmon, for instance). But, there is a tendency for open-access fisheries to result in "tragedy of the commons," and you see this inefficient management of fisheries in those places where access is unrestricted. My immediate sense is that seasteading will have to find some way around overexploitation of the fish population, due to the lack of well-defined property rights at sea.
[Sat Aug 21 14:57:33 PDT 2004-233] Patri Friedman (NOSPAMpatri@clevername.net.NOSPAM):
I totally agree with you about the tragedy of the commons. But I think that by making aquaculture easier, seasteads will contribute to better defined property rights. They can keep their fish in nets, like animals are fenced in on land. Also, its natural for there to be less property rights when you travel to the ocean in a boat, fish, then come back, than if you are permanently anchored someplace. (difference between hunting and ranching).
[Sat Jun 4 21:07:56 PDT 2005-154] Scott Scheule (NOSPAMScottScheule@gmail.com.NOSPAM):
Extra space after Latin name in first sentence.
"Correspondingly" is missed wrong.
Warships don't have teeth. Say "weapons."
[Fri Dec 16 14:31:30 PST 2005-349] Eliot Grey:
Warships do too have teeth! I believe this form of expression is known as a "metaphor", Scott...
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