Catch–quota matching allowances balance economic and ecological targets in a fishery managed by individual transferable quota

• Main Authors: Maartje Oostdijk, Conor Byrne, Gunnar Stefánsson, Maria J. Santos, Pamela J. Woods
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Tac; atlantic cod
• Online Access: http://www.pnas.org/content/117/40/24771.full

Fishers with individual catch quota, but limited control over the mix of species caught, depend on trade and catch–quota balancing allowances to fully utilize their quota without discarding. However, these allowances can theoretically lead to overfishing if total allowable catches (TACs) are consist...