Evaluating Fishery Catch Share Programs in a Developing Country Context
Kailin Kroetz, James N. Sanchirico, Julio Peña Torres, David Corderi Novoa
Are catch share programs effective for the management of fisheries in developing countries? Ongoing research on major management programs in Peru and Chile is investigating the extent to which an individual vessel quota (IVQ) program that allows for quota transfers through the formation of associations can generate economic benefits while also potentially taking into account some of the governance issues associated with establishing effective property right regimes in a developing country context.