Beyond Price: What Is Being Lost?

How much is a red mullet worth? If you go to the fishmonger’s, you will see that its price is around 12 Euros per kilo, so a hundred grams of red mullet (a small red mullet) cost €1.2. Is that all the value of the red mullet? In fact, the example of the red mullet is relatively straightforward, given that it is a commercial species. What about a hedgehog, for example? How much is a hedgehog worth? How much is a paramecium?