Study Investigates Shortcoming of ITQ Systems For Fisheries
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SeafoodNews] by Susan Chambers - August 23, 2018
Individual transferable quota systems for fisheries around the world may be ideal for some fisheries, but they can exclude rural, indigenous, low-income and next-generation fishermen from the industry, according to a new paper co-authored by a University of Alaska Fairbanks professor.
"ITQs are being advocated across the board without much reflection on what individual fisheries need," College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences professor Courtney Carothers said in a press release. "ITQs might work well for some big industrial fisheries, but, for small-scale fisheries, ...
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