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Business Lessons From the Spiny Dogfish
Crisis for one is opportunity for another. Commercial fisherman and the fish-eating public exploited an abundant resource (the Atlantic cod) to near extinction, and the dogfish raced in to fill the niche thus opened up. The cod's (and cod fishermen's) crisis created opportunities for the dogfish and for fishermen in other parts of the world who could provide cod substitutes. Now, many of those substitutes are going the way of the cod. For the spiny dogfish, however, conditions could not be nicer.
Where Are the Plastic Alternatives?!
It is tempting to lay the blame for our plastic mess on "lazy consumers" who don't recycle or "evil corporations" that keep producing and using plastic despite the environmental harm it does - but who is offering alternatives? There is clearly an addressable market for plastic alternatives among the millions of people who do understand and care about the problem of plastics. Is anyone producing plastic alternatives to serve this market niche?
You can read these and more posts about ocean-friendly business practices at The Sea Suite.
Crisis for one is opportunity for another. Commercial fisherman and the fish-eating public exploited an abundant resource (the Atlantic cod) to near extinction, and the dogfish raced in to fill the niche thus opened up. The cod's (and cod fishermen's) crisis created opportunities for the dogfish and for fishermen in other parts of the world who could provide cod substitutes. Now, many of those substitutes are going the way of the cod. For the spiny dogfish, however, conditions could not be nicer.
Where Are the Plastic Alternatives?!
It is tempting to lay the blame for our plastic mess on "lazy consumers" who don't recycle or "evil corporations" that keep producing and using plastic despite the environmental harm it does - but who is offering alternatives? There is clearly an addressable market for plastic alternatives among the millions of people who do understand and care about the problem of plastics. Is anyone producing plastic alternatives to serve this market niche?
You can read these and more posts about ocean-friendly business practices at The Sea Suite.
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This is terrific! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for sharing this one, Steve. I hadn't seen it - and it is so in line with the OurWorld way of thinking. And Jared Diamond is a really thoughtful, credible source!
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