Institutional change, fishing rights and governance mechanisms: The dynamics of the Spanish 300 fleet on the Grand Sole fishing grounds

Gonzalo Caballero-Miguez, Manuel M. Varela-Lafuente and M. Dolores Garza-Gil

Marine Policy, 2014, vol. 44, issue C, 465-472

Abstract: The “Spanish 300 Fleet” on the Grand Sole fishing grounds has been one of the most important fleets in Europe for decades. This paper analyses the process of institutional change that has determined the governance mechanisms and the property-rights system in the case of the Spanish 300 fleet. It studies the centralized top-to-bottom process of institutional change that has included some relevant legal norms such as the approval of the compatibility of the vessel scrapping grants while retaining ownership of the fishing rights, the transferability of rights and lastly the implementation of ITQs in 2007, among other changes. This evolution of the governance mechanisms has facilitated the modernization and size adjustment of this fleet, which has been oversized for the fishing opportunities provided by the TACs. The paper explains how this process of institutional change has implied a reduction of the “300 fleet” to a 100 fleet while shedding light on the relationships between institutional change, governance mechanisms and the property-rights system in this case of fisheries management.

Keywords: Spanish 300 fleet; Grand Sole; Institutional change; Governance; Property rights; ITQ (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2013.10.015

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