The quality and variety of fish available along the coastline of the small village of Andres declined substantially due to overfishing. This caused the government to set legal limits on the amount of fish each fisherman could catch in a month. Gradually, the total quantity of fish available along the coastline increased. Which of the following government policies is most similar to the one adopted in the above scenario? O A. The Ministry of Environment limits the number of trees that each lumbering firm can fell. OB. Corn producers are provided with fertilizers at a subsidized rate by the government. O C. With the introduction of rent control, landlords started demanding nonrefundable deposits from tenants. O D. Government provides export subsidies to farmers to help them export their produce. O E. Cigarettes and alcohol are both subject to very high tax rates.

The case given relates to how the government set limits to the unregulated exploitation of natural resources to control its renewability. In that way, both the fishermen and the lumbering firms' activities were reduced to a rational number so that the resources they work with cannot be extinguished.