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Nordic fisheries in transition : Future challenges to management and recruitment

Høst, Jeppe and Christiansen, Jens LU (2019)
Abstract
In the last decades Nordic countries have been implementing quota markets and similar instruments to manage mainly the economic performance of their fisheries. Coming from a historical situation dominated by owner-operated fishing units closely connected to their supporting communities, market-based fisheries manage-ment plays a role in promoting company-organised fishing units, non-fisher owner-ship and new social relations. Introducing market-mechanisms to distribute the lim-ited marine resources is therefore not just a change in the technical regulation. It is an active engagement in social change. The publication reviews the Nordic experiences with market-based fisheries management and discusses the implications for managers and future... (More)
In the last decades Nordic countries have been implementing quota markets and similar instruments to manage mainly the economic performance of their fisheries. Coming from a historical situation dominated by owner-operated fishing units closely connected to their supporting communities, market-based fisheries manage-ment plays a role in promoting company-organised fishing units, non-fisher owner-ship and new social relations. Introducing market-mechanisms to distribute the lim-ited marine resources is therefore not just a change in the technical regulation. It is an active engagement in social change. The publication reviews the Nordic experiences with market-based fisheries management and discusses the implications for managers and future recruitment. (Less)
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  author       = {{Høst, Jeppe and Christiansen, Jens}},
  institution  = {{Nordic Council of Ministers}},
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  title        = {{Nordic fisheries in transition : Future challenges to management and recruitment}},
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  doi          = {{10.6027/TN2018-545}},
  year         = {{2019}},
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