According to a study published in Conservation Letters, a research team led by the biologist Brian MacKenzie ran computer models of the population dynamics of the bluefin tuna that suggest that, even if fishing were banned immediately, the population of bluefin in the Atlantic and Mediterranean Oceans will most likely collapse. This is a serious issue for sushi lovers everywhere, and some sociologists call it:
A) technological diffusion.
B) ecoterrorism.
C) a tragedy of the commons.
D) a public goods dilemma.
E) a fad.

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The situation described in the study is a classic example of the tragedy of the commons, where individuals acting in their own self-interest deplete a shared resource (in this case, the bluefin tuna population) to the point of collapse. The fact that even a ban on fishing would not prevent this outcome highlights the severity of the problem.

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