The unique three-pie approach defines and assigns different types of privileges to vessel owners, crew and processor communities. An industry-funded, government-operated loan program assists new entrants and crew.
Authorized by legislative reforms, this program formalizes the customary fishing rights of native communities by allowing them to voluntarily establish and manage TURFs in traditional fishing areas.
Country: Peru | Start Year: 2009
Two fishing seasons per year help to manage the short-lived stock. Restrictions on transferability help limit consolidation. Each year, a 5 million metric ton reserve of anchoveta biomass is set aside to promote long term stock health.
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Country: Mexico | Start Year: 1992
In recognition of its sustainability and effective management, FEDECOOP’s Baja spiny lobster fishery was awarded Marine Stewardship Council certification in 2004—the first small-scale fishery in a developing country to achieve this endo...
Country: Argentina | Start Year: 2010
Quota set-asides give managers the flexibility to address fishery specific social and biological goals, while the multi-criteria allocation process incentivized investment in the domestic economy and compliance with fishing regulatio...
Country: Canada | Start Year: 2006
Key design elements include quota set-asides, which are meant to encourage community development and incentivize positive treatment of crew. It also requires 100% individual accountability of all catch.
