each of the following statements, illustrate the effect of each event on the  market for red snapper fish and indicate the effects on the equilibrium price  and quantity. i. A surgeon general warns that high-cholesterol foods such as beef cause  heart attacks.  ii. A new fishing wire reduces the time taken to harvest fish while at the  same time there is a report that persons have developed food poisoning  from consuming fish.

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For each of the following statements, illustrate the effect of each event on the 
market for red snapper fish and indicate the effects on the equilibrium price 
and quantity.
i. A surgeon general warns that high-cholesterol foods such as beef cause 
heart attacks. 
ii. A new fishing wire reduces the time taken to harvest fish while at the 
same time there is a report that persons have developed food poisoning 
from consuming fish. 

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