itqs, Common Fisheries Policy, and stakeholders’ perceptions

Englishitqs, Common Fisheries Policy, and stakeholders’ perceptions. Rights Based Management (rbm) schemes have already been experimented with in specific fisheries and locations. The lessons given by these experiences are fundamental to explore the feasibility of such tools and their social, economic, and environmental impacts. In this paper we analyze the possibility of introducing a more focused approach on rbm, in the form of Individual Transferable Quotas (itqs) in the Common Fisheries Policy. Using Stakeholders Analysis, we analyze and report the different perceptions of the Portuguese stakeholders facing this situation. We conclude that the introduction of itqs tends to increase market concentration in the sector, triggering serious social problems for locals. portuguesitq, Politica Comum de Pescas e as percecoes dos stakeholders. O uso de instrumentos de mercado baseados na gestao de direitos de propriedade tem tido alguma expressao no sector das pescas. A avaliacao dos impactos ambientais, economicos e sociais deste tipo de instrumentos revela-se essencial para avaliar a viabilidade da generalizacao destes metodos na Politica Comum de Pescas (pcp) da Uniao Europeia, sob a forma de Quotas Individuais Transferiveis (itq). A analise das percecoes dos stakeholders portugueses, permite concluir que a provavel monopolizacao do sector e as dificuldades acrescidas de ordem social nas zonas costeiras muito dependentes da pesca constituem, na otica portuguesa, o principal obice a generalizacao das itq.