Examples
United States of America
- A large developed country with a long coastline and high fish demand
- Fish demand is generally not for subsistence
- GDP: $13.13 trillion USD (2006 est)
Political Style: Democratic, Federal Republic
The United States has an established system of 14 National Marine Sanctuaries, covering an area of 18,000 square miles (4 million hectares).
China
Background:
-A developing country with long coastline (18,000 km) and large fish demand.
-Freshwater resources rank 6th in the world, but the resources per capita is only one fourth of the world's average due to large population. (Chinese Information Office 1998)
-GDP: $10.17 trillion (2006 est.)
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