Dwindling fish: what’s the catch?

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The Common Fisheries Policy, a product of special interests rather than economic rationale, has driven European fish stocks to dangerously low levels. Reforms creating tradable fishing rights determined by an independent authority and allocated via auction could save these vital natural resources from extinction.

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