Discussion on the application of TAC and ITQ in Chinese fisheries management

Abstract:

In recent years, the fishing effort of the world fisheries increased rapidly and as a result, many fisheries are now facing the problem of resource depletion. Against this background, the measures for fisheries management seem to be shifted from traditional input control to output control. In this paper, the experiences of applying the TAC and ITQ in fisheries management of some countries, especially New Zealand's are analyzed. And the present situation, the effects and the existing problems of enforcing TAC and ITQ, as well as the relations between China and the neighboring countries which have already applied the TAC, were discussed. Then, based on the analysis and discussion, the main problems of applying the TAC and ITQ in Chinese fisheries management, and the probable steps of adopting them were probed.Finally, in the light of the reality of Chinese fisheries, some suggestions for the preparation of applying TAC and ITQ in Chinese fisheries were put forward.