121 REYKJAVIK, ICELAND FINAL PROJECTS 1999 REDISTRIBUTION OF FISHING RIGHTS IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN HAKE FISHERY

• Main Authors: Jackson M. Penxa, Supervisor Dr. Geir Oddsson
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1390
• Subjects: Hake; Iceland
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.522.1644; http://www.unuftp.is/static/fellows/document/jackson99-ff.pdf

The new Marine Fisheries Policy as encoded in the Marine Living Resources Act (MLRA) of 1998 aims to broaden access in the fishing industry to include the previously disadvantaged people, who were excluded in the fisheries through apartheid laws. Using the hake fishery to show that redistribution of fishing rights can be achieved to include previously disadvantaged people with consideration to biological sustainability and economic efficiency, this study analysis the policy objectives and shows that the policy is not achieving its objectives. The new entrants are faced with numerous structural problems such as lack of infrastructure, lack of access to finance and lack of skills and expertise in fisheries. The joint ventures that are formed between the new entrants and the historical group do not result into new investments and job creation, since the infrastructure exists with the historical group. Although the policy is clear on the requirements that must met to be considered for rights, rights are allocated to people that do not meet the requirements of the policy. In order for the policy to achieve its objectives, comprehensive support should be