Argentine Individual Transferable Quota Program

Management
Country: 
Argentina
Program Start Date: 
2010
Management Authority: 
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries
Management Oversight: 
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries
Region: 
Americas
Large Marine Ecosystem: 
Patagonian Shelf
Species Information
Common name Fish type Genus Species
Merluza comun Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Merluccius hubbsi
Merluza de cola Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Macruronus magellanicus
Patagonia toothfish Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish, Deepwater & Arctic Dissostichus eleginoides
Southern blue whiting Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Micromesistius australis
Fishing Mortality Control: 
Total Allowable Catch
Program Attributes
Approach: 
Quota-Based
Program Type: 
Individual Vessel Quota (IVQ)
Species: 
Single-species
Number of species: 
4
Marine or Freshwater: 
Marine
Fishing Rights Holder: 
Individual
Secure: 
Yes
Exclusive: 
Yes
All Sources: 
No
Scaled: 
No
Accountable: 
Yes
Limited: 
Yes
Transferable: 
Yes