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China Dominates 44% of Visible Fishing Activity Worldwide

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144 points scubakid | 7 comments | 29 Jun 25 21:43 UTC | HN request time: 0.967s | source | bottom
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blargthorwars ◴[29 Jun 25 23:09 UTC] No.44417463[source]▶
And it does so on seas that aren't even remotely close to China. They're looting the entire Pacific Ocean.
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1. endianswap ◴[29 Jun 25 23:41 UTC] No.44417661[source]▶
They export tens of billions of dollars in seafood every year, why does it matter where they're fishing if they're selling it worldwide?
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2. fennecbutt ◴[29 Jun 25 23:52 UTC] No.44417726[source]▶
Who makes the profit? Duh.
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3. savanaly ◴[30 Jun 25 00:03 UTC] No.44417792[source]▶
You might be right, but it's certainly not a "duh". Consumer surplus exists in addition to producer surplus.
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4. mlyle ◴[30 Jun 25 00:12 UTC] No.44417839{3}[source]▶
Externalities also exist-- funny how the dead seafloor and collapsing local fisheries don’t show up in the export statistics.
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5. JumpCrisscross ◴[30 Jun 25 02:37 UTC] No.44418701[source]▶
> why does it matter where they're fishing if they're selling it worldwide?

Regulation. Chinese boats fish in ways we block our own boats from. Those exports thus represent a regulatory workaround, victim the oceans, and a tool with which buyers can demand reciprocal regulation.

6. savanaly ◴[30 Jun 25 02:39 UTC] No.44418714{4}[source]▶
I would agree, but that's beside the point I was making.
7. goku12 ◴[30 Jun 25 04:01 UTC] No.44419232[source]▶
How does the worldwide sales address the damage they cause to marine ecosystems? That too when many countries regulate their own fisheries industry to avoid the same issue? This is like strip mining public property or someone else's private property without any authorization. Essentially, China makes money at everybody's expense.