Title: | Improving or overturning the ITQ system? Views of stakeholders in Icelandic fisheries |
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Date: | 2015-10-14 |
Language: | English |
Scope: | 15 |
University/Institute: | Háskóli Íslands University of Iceland |
School: | Verkfræði- og náttúruvísindasvið (HÍ) School of Engineering and Natural Sciences (UI) |
Department: | Líf- og umhverfisvísindadeild (HÍ) Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences (UI) |
Series: | Maritime Studies;14(1) |
ISSN: | 2212-9790 |
DOI: | 10.1186/s40152-015-0033-x |
Subject: | Fisheries management; Adaptive co-management; ITQs; Stakeholder participation; Iceland; Fiskveiðistjórnun; Fiskveiðikvóti; Kvótakerfi (sjávarútvegur) |
URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/975 |
Citation:Kokorsch, M., Karlsdóttir, A., & Benediktsson, K. (2015). Improving or overturning the ITQ system? Views of stakeholders in Icelandic fisheries. Maritime Studies, 14(1), 15. doi:10.1186/s40152-015-0033-x
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Abstract:Icelandic fisheries have gone through tremendous changes since the 1980s
and the gradual implementation of individual transferable quotas. The paper
investigates to what extent the power of different stakeholders in the fisheries
management system has changed, and examines whether and in which fields
enhanced participation is favoured by relevant stakeholder groups. Strengths and
weaknesses of participation within the system are scrutinized and alternatives assessed.
The analytical framework stems from the concept of adaptive co-management,
whereas the empirical data derives from a survey on Icelandic fisheries management
among important stakeholder groups. This survey showed that the critique of
individual transferable quotas is not homogeneous. Regional differences are present
regarding the evaluation of the current regime, but also of proposed alternative
management instruments. Overall, more stakeholder participation, especially in data
gathering and decision making, is demanded. This has in fact decreased over time. The
authors suggest that the perceived shortcomings of the quota system in general and
the lack of stakeholder participation in particular, can be addressed by adopting certain
elements of adaptive co-management.
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Description:Publisher's version (útgefin grein)
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Rights:This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided
the original work is properly credited.
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