Paper
The tragedy of the commodity and the state: a comparative case study of the Atlantic bluefin tuna and Newfoundland cod fishery collapses
Overview & Abstract
A comparative political economy analysis of the historic collapses of the Newfoundland cod and Atlantic bluefin tuna fisheries. The authors argue that modern state management regimes inherently prioritize capitalist commodity production and economic expansion over long-term ecological sustainability, leading to inevitable resource depletion.