Essays about: "Individual Transferable Quotas"

Found 3 essays containing the words Individual Transferable Quotas.

  1. 1. ”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

  3. 2. 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

  4. 3. The Applicability of Individual Transferable Quotas for the Fisheries of Lake Victoria

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Björn Wallenberg; [2012]
    Keywords : ITQs; Common-pool resources; Overfishing; Lake Victoria;

    Abstract : Their common-pool resource characteristics make fish stocks susceptible to overexploitation. Lake Victoria, the largest inland fishery in Africa, has seen dwindling fish stocks and profits in recent years. Entry to Lake Victoria is unrestricted and regulation is instead characterized by restriction on gears and fishing periods. READ MORE