Mapping the geographical consolidation of fishing activities in Iceland during the maturation of the ITQ fisheries management system
Post-print (lokagerð höfundar) Consolidation of the fishing industry worldwide is an issue heavily debated among scholars. Many economists have argued for its necessity, while others – such as sociologists, anthropologists and geographers – have pointed out negative effects of consolidation on fishi...
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ftopinvisindi:oai:opinvisindi.is:20.500.11815/970 2023-05-15T16:46:02+02:00 Mapping the geographical consolidation of fishing activities in Iceland during the maturation of the ITQ fisheries management system Edvardsson, Kristinn Nikulás Păstrăv, Cezara Benediktsson, Karl Líf- og umhverfisvísindadeild (HÍ) Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences (UI) Verkfræði- og náttúruvísindasvið (HÍ) School of Engineering and Natural Sciences (UI) Háskóli Íslands University of Iceland 2018-08 85-97 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/970 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2018.05.013 en eng Elsevier BV info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/2020/642080 Applied Geography;97 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0143622817310834 Edvardsson, K. N., Păstrăv, C., & Benediktsson, K. (2018). Mapping the geographical consolidation of fishing activities in Iceland during the maturation of the ITQ fisheries management system. Applied Geography, 97, 85-97. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2018.05.013 0143-6228 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/970 Applied Geography doi:10.1016/j.apgeog.2018.05.013 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Geography Planning and Development Fisheries management ITQs Spatio-temporal mapping Gini coefficient Community development Regional policy Iceland Fiskveiðistjórnun Fiskveiðikvóti Samfélagsáhrif Kvótakerfi (sjávarútvegur) info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2018 ftopinvisindi https://doi.org/20.500.11815/970 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2018.05.013 2022-11-18T06:51:41Z Post-print (lokagerð höfundar) Consolidation of the fishing industry worldwide is an issue heavily debated among scholars. Many economists have argued for its necessity, while others – such as sociologists, anthropologists and geographers – have pointed out negative effects of consolidation on fishing communities. The aim of this paper is to measure the geographical consolidation of fishing in Iceland since the introduction of the quota management system in 1984, and during its development into an individual transferable quota system (ITQ). Lorenz curves, Gini calculations and maps are used for this purpose. Consolidation of the fishing sector is a logical outcome of ITQs and the analysis shows that the ITQ system has led to increased geographical consolidation in the demersal and pelagic sectors in Iceland. Regions and communities are unequally affected by geographical consolidation and many small fishing communities are vulnerable to changes in the industry. The results are of value for fisheries management policy formation. When designing fisheries policy for the 21st century it is important to not only consider economic efficiency, but also geographical consolidation and its impact. EU Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie MSCA-ETN Programme Peer Reviewed Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Opin vísindi (Iceland) Applied Geography 97 85 97 |
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Geography Planning and Development Fisheries management ITQs Spatio-temporal mapping Gini coefficient Community development Regional policy Iceland Fiskveiðistjórnun Fiskveiðikvóti Samfélagsáhrif Kvótakerfi (sjávarútvegur) Edvardsson, Kristinn Nikulás Păstrăv, Cezara Benediktsson, Karl Mapping the geographical consolidation of fishing activities in Iceland during the maturation of the ITQ fisheries management system |
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Post-print (lokagerð höfundar) Consolidation of the fishing industry worldwide is an issue heavily debated among scholars. Many economists have argued for its necessity, while others – such as sociologists, anthropologists and geographers – have pointed out negative effects of consolidation on fishing communities. The aim of this paper is to measure the geographical consolidation of fishing in Iceland since the introduction of the quota management system in 1984, and during its development into an individual transferable quota system (ITQ). Lorenz curves, Gini calculations and maps are used for this purpose. Consolidation of the fishing sector is a logical outcome of ITQs and the analysis shows that the ITQ system has led to increased geographical consolidation in the demersal and pelagic sectors in Iceland. Regions and communities are unequally affected by geographical consolidation and many small fishing communities are vulnerable to changes in the industry. The results are of value for fisheries management policy formation. When designing fisheries policy for the 21st century it is important to not only consider economic efficiency, but also geographical consolidation and its impact. EU Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie MSCA-ETN Programme Peer Reviewed |
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Líf- og umhverfisvísindadeild (HÍ) Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences (UI) Verkfræði- og náttúruvísindasvið (HÍ) School of Engineering and Natural Sciences (UI) Háskóli Íslands University of Iceland |
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Mapping the geographical consolidation of fishing activities in Iceland during the maturation of the ITQ fisheries management system |
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Mapping the geographical consolidation of fishing activities in Iceland during the maturation of the ITQ fisheries management system |
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