South African Hake Handline Fishery

Management
Country: 
South Africa
Program Start Date: 
2005
Management Authority: 
Marine and Coastal Management
Management Oversight: 
Marine and Coastal Management
Region: 
Africa
Large Marine Ecosystem: 
Alguhas Current
Benguela Current
Species Information
Common name Fish type Genus Species
Hake Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Merluccius capensis
Hake Finfish - Benthic, Demersal, Groundfish Merluccius paradoxus
Fishing Mortality Control: 
Total Allowable Catch
Program Attributes
Approach: 
Quota-Based
Program Type: 
Individual Transferable Quota (ITQ)
Species: 
Single-species
Number of species: 
2
Marine or Freshwater: 
Marine
Fishing Rights Holder: 
Individual
Tenure of Shares: 
10-14 yrs
Secure: 
Yes
Transferable: 
Yes
Monitoring Requirements: 
Hail in/Hail out, Logbooks, On-board Observers, VMS
Gear Type: 
Hook and Line
Participation
Initial Allocation Method: 
Unknown