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The IVQ regime in Norway: A stable alternative to an ITQ regime?

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  • Standal, Dag
  • Aarset, Bernt

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Since the introduction of quotas and licences as important management tools, Norway has insisted on an individual vessel quota regime (IVQ). The main argument has been to avoid market-based transactions of quotas and vessels and secure stability in regard to a diverse fleet structure and decentralized ownership of scarce cod resources. Thus, an individual transferable quota system (ITQ) with a high degree of transactions and the potential for a heavy concentration of quota ownership and fewer vessels has never been an alternative. However, since the late 80s, the trawler fleet has been trapped within a web of unprofitable overcapacity. Within the frame of a closed management regime and a path-dependent IVQ system, the quota regime has been forced towards a market-orientated system for transactions. In this article, we analyze the Norwegian IVQ system and discuss whether the aggregate effects of the IVQ regime are congruent with the models' profound ideals.

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  • Standal, Dag & Aarset, Bernt, 2008. "The IVQ regime in Norway: A stable alternative to an ITQ regime?," Marine Policy, Elsevier, vol. 32(4), pages 663-668, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:marpol:v:32:y:2008:i:4:p:663-668
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    1. Aranda, Martin & Murillas, Arantza, 2015. "Allocation of fishing possibilities, incentives and outcomes: Insights from Basque fishermen's organisations in Spain," Marine Policy, Elsevier, vol. 61(C), pages 171-178.
    2. Standal, Dag & Hersoug, Bjørn, 2014. "Back to square one? Fisheries allocation under pressure," Marine Policy, Elsevier, vol. 43(C), pages 236-245.
    3. Standal, Dag & Sønvisen, Signe Annie, 2015. "Into the scrap iron business: Transaction costs for fleet sustainability in Norway," Marine Policy, Elsevier, vol. 62(C), pages 213-217.

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