John Barton, director of natural resources of Falkland Islands. (Photo: Mercopress)
(FALKLAND ISLANDS, 4/23/2012)
The recent announcement that the catches for the first loligo season for the year totalled 34,900 tonnes -- more than the entire catch for 2011 -- coincides with the 25th anniversary of the Falklands fishery. Director of Natural Resources John Barton called the fishery’s success after 25 years a “rip-roaring success.”
The fishery has moved from a licence brokerage system to joint-venture ships with foreign companies and locally owned and operated vessels. The single most important progress was the establishment in 2007 of a transferable system of property rights (ITQ) in certain fisheries.
Cheryl Roberts, current Chair of the Falkland Islands Fisheries Association, believes this shift has made local companies better able to effectively manage and control f...
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