An Assessment of the Conditions Affecting Entry into the Scottish Fishing Industry and Potential Policy Responses

New entry into the Scottish fishing industry is commonly perceived as a self-evident necessity for the long-term prosperity of the sector and its absence a signal for government intervention. The remit of this paper is to explore whether prohibitive condi


Acronyms

CQE Community Quota Entitlement

DARDNI Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Northern Ireland

Defra Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

EC European Commission

EFF European Fisheries Fund

EFO Egg Farmers of Ontario

EU European Union

FITA Fishing Industry Training Association

FQA Fixed Quota Allocation

IFQ Individual Fishing Quota

IMO International Maritime Organisation

MMA Marine Modern Apprenticeship

MS Member State (of the European Union)

OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

OHFSS Outer Hebrides Fisheries Support Scheme

OFT Office of Fair Trading

ONS Office of National Statistics

PO Producer Organisation

SFO Scottish Fishermen's Organisation

SFPO Shetland Fish Producer Organisation

TAC Total Allowable Catch

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