Standal, Dag and Ahlquist, Ina Helene (2024) Transforming coastal fisheries in Norway: Institutional implications of green technology implementation. Marine Policy, 171. p. 8.
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In Norway, the coastal fishing fleet is essential for maintaining local value chains and securing employment systems in fisheries dependent areas. To uphold rural policy goals, this fleet segment is subject to a management regime with strict length restrictions. Concurrently, Norway is committed to significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions in line with both national and international policies, including the Paris agreement. Achieving this reduction necessitates the replacement of traditional diesel engines with new green technologies. However, these green technologies, such as battery systems, electric engines, and gas tanks, require significantly more space onboard the vessels compared to traditional diesel engines. Hence, replacing compact diesel engines with green technologies will challenge the existing length restrictions. To accelerate the green transition for coastal vessels, a new regulatory framework has thus been placed high on the fisheries' political agenda. This paper outlines the coastal fleet's current management status, explores alternative regulatory parameters to ease the green transition, and considers the potential implications for the coastal fleet structure. Our study finds that replacing strict length regulations with more liberal cargo hold volume regulations may support the green transition, thereby enhancing environmental sustainability. However, the substitution of length restrictions with cargo hold volume regulations may shift the fleet structure towards larger vessels and alter their operating patterns, in turn impacting the maintenance of local value chains. The question that remains is how to meet the green transition while maintaining a diverse coastal fishing fleet.
| Item Type: | Articles |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Coastal Fisheries, Norway, Fishing Fleet, Value Chain, Regulations, Sustainable Fisheries, Governance, Stakeholders, Conflicts |
| Subjects: | Right to Resources |
| Depositing User: | Kokila ICSF Krish |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Mar 2025 11:57 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Mar 2025 11:57 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/21165 |
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