Overfishing Opponent Wins Environmental Prize

A supporter of a controversial way to prevent overfishing has won a major environmental prize. Jane Lubchenco backed programs known as catch shares when she headed the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from 2009 to 2013. Catch shares set a maximum amount of fish that can be caught in a region, then divide the allowed catch among fishermen. These programs are credited with restoring several fish populations in the United States. “From 2000 to 2013, we went from...

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