Essays about: "Fisheries Quotas"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Fisheries Quotas.

  1. 1. Sustainable fishing - How and why to change the industry

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Rebecka Vidman; [2018]
    Keywords : Fishing; Aquaculture; Sustainability; Eco-labels; Financial and Informative Instruments; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to investigate what kind of policy measure – financial or informative that can be used to push the market towards a more sustainable fishing industry. Consumer reactions and behavior towards these instruments are of great interest in this study. READ MORE

  3. 2. ”At least they can´t buy the sun quotas” - A case study on the part played by Individual Tradable fishing Quotas in the articulation of identity narratives in Råå, Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Jill Jarnsäter; [2017]
    Keywords : Swedish fishery; Individual Transferable Quotas; market-based system; identity; Råå; marketization process; social disruption; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In 2009, an extensive reform of the Swedish fisheries was implemented. After several decades of regulation based on the principle of fish resource as common property, fish was put in a system of Individual Transferable Quotas (ITQs) and released from the state and given to vessel owners. READ MORE

  4. 3. Fishy politics? : An inquiry into information availability and implementation in European Union fisheries policy making

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Thomas Himmel; [2015]
    Keywords : European Union; Fisheries; Fisheries Policy; Fisheries Quotas; Fisheries Statistics Decision making assessment; Common Fisheries Policy; CFP; Total Allowable Catch; TAC;

    Abstract : ”Fishy politics?” sets out on a research journey in fisheries data and literature. Through using a mixed methods approach utilizing quantitative data from the European Union quota system, the Total Allowable Catch, and qualitative data found within a set search frame, the thesis aims to inquire into how it is possible to understand wether EU policy makers are able to make informed decisions. READ MORE

  5. 4. Assessing the impact of new Individual Vessel Quota legislation on the sustainability of the Peruvian anchoveta fishery

    University essay from Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Falco Mueller-Fischler; [2013]
    Keywords : anchoveta; Peru; El Niño; common-pool resources; access theory; fisheries management; fisheries policy; industrial fishing; forage fish; fishmeal; total allowable catch; individual vessel quota; rights-based management; Humboldt Current System; anchoveta; Perú; Decreto Legislativo 1084; El Niño; recursos de propiedad común; teoría del acceso; gestión de pesquería; política pesquera; pesca industrial; harina de pescado; derechos de pesca; límite máximo de captura por embarcación; Corriente de Humboldt;

    Abstract : The Peruvian anchoveta fishery was for nearly 60 years characterized by the unsustainable dynamics of open access resource pools. This thesis investigates whether the 2009 Peruvian Legislative Decree 1084 on Individual Vessel Quotas (IVQ's) is an effective response to the industrial overcapacity and race-to-fish problems that threatened the environment before its implementation. READ MORE

  6. 5. Is Growing Larger the Same as Becoming Resilient? A case study of the Gothenburg Pelagic Offshore Fishery

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Maja Berggren; [2013]
    Keywords : Resilience; large-scale fishery; social-ecological system; Individual Transferable Quotas ITQs ; structuration; agency.;

    Abstract : Scale enlargement and increased use of market mechanisms to improve fisheries’ management are a trend in many fisheries. These developments have economic benefits, but can also lead to loss of social-ecological knowledge, resilience, and employment opportunities in fishing communities. READ MORE