Assume that there is a long-standing groundfish fishery on a continental shelf that borders a coast where responsible and necessary house construction is under way. Although the annual groundfish...

Assume that there is a long-standing groundfish fishery on a continental shelf that borders a coast

where responsible and necessary house construction is under way. Although the annual groundfish

harvest has fluctuated markedly for the past decade, the catch on the average has declined

systematically despite more intense fishing and a larger fishing fleet. The sand of the shelf bottom in

the fishery area is desperately needed for the development plans of the local communities. What

should or can be done? Develop arguments for your resolution of this conflict.