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resources like fish a common good, which should be preserved or exploited for the common good
of society; or should they be exploited for shareholder value.
Answering this question would be an answer to a question that is much broader than the question of
fisheries in high latitudes. In the end the fisheries just mirror a question that is the basic question for
socio-economic development all around the globe, regardless of if it is negotiated among various
stakeholders within Arctic societies and nations, or if it is negotiated between international operating
fishing companies and scientists, conservationists, ecologists or other groups with an interest in the
protection of Antarctica and the surrounding Southern Ocean. Maybe the question should be raised
if the nationalization of discussion on fisheries in the Arctic – as a result of the extension of national
legislation now covering basically all relevant fishing grounds of the Arctic – should be considered a
positive development, as the discussion between common good and shareholder value needs to be
negotiated over and over again for each Arctic nation, instead of negotiating this question once and
for all on a global level.
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