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1) The tragedy of the commons suggests that the cause of overfishing and other pending biological crisies is that common property
A
causes wanton human greed
B
is necessary for the future of all humankind
C
is evil
D
misplaces incentives and responsibilities
2) Mare liberum set the stage for the tragedy of the commons scenario in the oceans by
A
bringing cattle to the new world
B
establishing the seas as common property
C
providing subsidies for the fishing industry
3) The tragedy of the commons suggests that international managment of marine biological resources
A
must change
B
is effective
4) The truman proclimation and UNCLOS were the first steps in avoiding the tragedy of the commons because they ____ the seas
A
they restored individual national ownership to areas of
B
created an international fish breeding ground to seed
C
eliminated the EEZ concepts in all areas of
D
banned fishing in international waters of
5) There are only 2 approaches to using biological resources. With either, the resource is gone
A
true
B
false
6) Examples of ineffective biological resource management include ____ and examples of effective management include _____
A
the over population of the gray whale, the recovery of the cod fishery
B
the decline of fisheries, recovery of the gray whale
7) Scientific research is crucial to keeping biological resources sustainable because
A
scientific research is not crucial to biological resource managment
B
it accurately and objectively determines existing resource levels
C
its the only way to keep hundreds of graduate studnets occupied
8) Scientific research is crucial to keeping biological resources sustainable because
A
its the only way to keep hundreds of graduate studnets occupied
B
it accurately and objectively determines realistic maximum sustainable yeilds
C
scientific research is not curucial to biological resource managment
9) Further changes needed to avoid the tragedy of the commons include
A
all the answers are correct
B
addressing the cross boundaries effects of pollution
C
international laws regarding species that cross EEZ
D
shifting subsidies and incentives to favor renewable resource stragegoes
10) There is more potential for marine research now than at any time in history because
A
the seas are common propery
B
people have finally discovered there is an ocean
C
technolgoy provides practical and cost effective tools & there is a real demand for marine research
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