Portuguese Hake Fishery

Management
Country: 
Portugal
Program Start Date: 
1993
Management Authority: 
Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries
Management Oversight: 
Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries
Region: 
Europe
Large Marine Ecosystem: 
Celtic-Biscay Shelf
Iberian Coastal
Species Information
Common name Fish type Genus Species
Hake Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Merluccius merluccius
Fishing Mortality Control: 
Total Allowable Catch
Program Attributes
Approach: 
Quota-Based
Program Type: 
Individual Vessel Quota (IVQ)
Species: 
Single-species
Number of species: 
1
Marine or Freshwater: 
Marine
Fishing Rights Holder: 
Individual
Tenure of Shares: 
Unknown
Secure: 
Yes
Exclusive: 
Yes
Transferable: 
Yes
Monitoring Requirements: 
Unknown
Gear Type: 
Unknown
Participation
Eligibility Requirements: 
Catch History
Initial Allocation Method: 
Formula