"Scientists can calculate this magical ‘sweet spot’: **the exact point where we can catch as much fish as possible without depleting their populations below their most productive levels**. It’s called the ‘maximum sustainable yield’. If you get greedy and catch more than this, then you deplete fish populations for future generations. If you catch too little, then you’re sacrificing food and income for the current generation. This is what most fisheries are aiming for: catching not too much, not too little, just right. ([Location 4266](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0C3X6X695&location=4266))" --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[sustainability]], [[maximum-sustainable-yield]], [[long-term-thinking]] **Source** -- [[260103133118 - B - Not the End of the World]]