Red Herrings (simulation)

Introduction
This is a simulation exercise, in which you will take the role of one of three interest groups concerned with fishing in the North Sea – regulators, scientists and fishers. The task is for regulators to decide what to do about cod quotas in the North Sea. Quotas, allocated by EU regulators, are maximum amounts of fish which a fishing fleet is allowed to catch each year. Should quotas remain the same? Should they be increased to allow fishermen to make a living? Or should a total ban of North Sea cod fishing be put in place?

Learning outcomes
Those participating in this simulation will
 * consider the issue of a fishing ban from one of three perspectives.
 * interact with other teams who have differing priorities.
 * the fishermen and scientists willdevelop communication skills in terms of formulating a view point and expressing it to a group of people with an opposing viewpoint and the group of regulators who have a neutral point of view.
 * The regulators will have to consider the arguments and come up with a way forward which both the fishermen and scientists find acceptable.
 * Ths simulation also enables participants to develop negotiating skills

Resources
To print, click on resource and then click on Full resolution‎ . Provide printouts in each row to the people playing the relevant role: