Executive Summary: Clean Drinkable Water

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The result of our simulation were, if we do not fish wisely and not fish out all the fish. In order, for us to have enough fish to eat in future, then we run out of fish and would not survive. But, if we strategize wisely by fish a few fish at a time, so the unfished fish can reproduce more fish. Also, if we do so at a constant continuous rate, then we will be able to survive for a very long time. We, the people have to manage our common resources, because if not then we will run out of our common resources, therefore we will not survive for a very long time. An example of another resource management that, we, the people have to manage is clean drinkable water. If we do not manage our clean drinkable water, then we will run out of clean drinkable

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