Swedish Pelagic ITQ

Management
Country: 
Sweden
Program Start Date: 
2009
Management Authority: 
Ministry for Rural Affairs
Management Oversight: 
The Swedish Board of Fisheries
Region: 
Europe
Large Marine Ecosystem: 
Baltic Sea
North Sea
Norwegian Sea
Species Information
Common name Fish type Genus Species
Blue whiting Finfish - Pelagic Micromesistius poutassou
Great sand eel Finfish - Pelagic Hyperoplus lanceolatus
Herring Finfish - Pelagic Clupea harengus
Mackerel Finfish - Pelagic Scomber scombrus
Sprat Finfish - Pelagic Sprattus sprattus
Fishing Mortality Control: 
Total Allowable Catch
Program Attributes
Approach: 
Quota-Based
Program Type: 
Individual Transferable Quota (ITQ)
Species: 
Multi-species
Number of species: 
5
Marine or Freshwater: 
Marine
Fishing Rights Holder: 
Individual
Secure: 
Yes
Exclusive: 
Yes
Transferable: 
Yes