Distribution of fishing opportunities and transferable fishing rights

The plan points out the unsustainable development where ever more capital concentrates in ever fewer hands and wants more of the value of natural resources to remain where they are produced, with greater common ownership of natural resources. That the system of individually transferable quotas is reviewed, because the quotas accumulate with a few large vessels, and that small-scale fishers are compensated follows directly from that. Ecosystem-adapted fishing is also the plan's line.

• capital concentration is unsustainabledecisive»Vi har länge sett en ohållbar utveckling där alltmer kapital« (party programme ↗)“We have long seen an unsustainable development where ever more capital”
• value remains locally»Mer av naturresursernas värden måste stanna kvar där de utvinns och produceras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More of the value of natural resources must remain where they are extracted and produced.”
• common ownership of natural resources»Vi vill gå mot ett större gemensamt ägande av gruvbrytningen i« (party programme ↗)“We want to move toward greater common ownership of mining in”
• ecosystem considerations»skapa goda villkor för rika ekosystem, bland annat genom att återställa« (party programme ↗)“create good conditions for rich ecosystems, among other things by restoring”

The party programme demands effective competition law that counters monopolies and concentration and establishes that ecosystems are used beyond sustainability limits. That quotas are concentrated with a few large boats is precisely such a concentration, and a review of quota distribution with compensation to small-scale fishers follows from the principles of development for the whole country and a restructured fisheries policy. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's demand.

• counter concentrationdecisive»konkurrenslagstiftning ska motverka monopol och koncentration.« (party programme ↗)“competition law shall counter monopolies and concentration.”
• ecosystems' limits»naturtillgångar och ekosystem utnyttjas i dag över gränsen för det långsiktigt hållbara, och« (party programme ↗)“natural resources and ecosystems are used today beyond the limit for what is long-term sustainable, and”
• restructured fisheries policy»också en omläggning av jordbruks- och fiskeripolitiken. Konsumentperspektivet, inte« (party programme ↗)“also a restructuring of agricultural and fisheries policy. The consumer perspective, not”
• the whole country must live»Alla har ett gemensamt intresse av att hela landet kan leva och utvecklas.« (party programme ↗)“All have a common interest in the whole country being able to live and develop.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The party programme states that fishing rights shall be distributed according to sustainability criteria and that strict requirements shall be placed on the enterprises that are permitted to exploit the common fishing resource. The election manifesto wants the ecosystems to set the boundaries and for fishing to become sustainable. A review of quota distribution that prevents concentration to a few large boats follows directly from this.

• sustainability guides quota distributiondecisive»Fiskerätter ska fördelas utifrån hållbarhetskriterier.« (party programme ↗)“Fishing rights shall be distributed according to sustainability criteria.”
• ecosystem-adapted fishing»låt ekosystemen i haven sätta gränserna för hur mycket fisk som får fångas, inför en ekosystembaserad havsförvaltning och gå över till skonsamma fiskemetoder.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“let the ecosystems in the seas set the boundaries for how much fish may be caught, introduce an ecosystem-based marine management and switch to sustainable fishing methods.”
• requirements on quota holders»Hårda krav ska ställas på de företag som får utnyttja den gemensamma fiskresursen för kommersiell vinning.« (party programme ↗)“Strict requirements shall be placed on the enterprises that are permitted to exploit the common fishing resource for commercial profit.”
• protect small-scale fishing»Det kustnära fisket och fritidsfisket har en viktig roll både för människors rekreation och för att våra skärgårdar ska hållas levande.« (party programme ↗)“Coastal fishing and recreational fishing have an important role both for people's recreation and for our archipelagos to remain lively.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The election manifesto explicitly values the small-scale fishing industry and wishes to strengthen the green sectors' competitiveness, while the party programme sees concentration as a threat to sound competition and demands that biological diversity is protected. A review of quota distribution when rights are gathered by a few large boats, with compensation to the small-scale operators, follows from these commitments.

• value the small-scale fishing industrydecisive»Skadlig bottentrålning ska inte få förstöra för varken havsmiljön, den småskaliga fiskenäringen eller sportfisket.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Harmful bottom trawling shall not be allowed to destroy the marine environment, the small-scale fishing industry or recreational fishing.”
• counter concentration»Konkurrens är en viktig drivkraft för utvecklingen av marknadsekonomin.« (party programme ↗)“Competition is an important driving force for the development of the market economy.”
• ecosystem-adapted fishing»Att skydda den biologiska mångfalden är nödvändigt för att ekosystemen ska kunna fortleva.« (party programme ↗)“Protecting biological diversity is necessary for ecosystems to continue to survive.”
• green sectors' competitiveness»Vi vill stärka de gröna näringarnas konkurrenskraft.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We wish to strengthen the green sectors' competitiveness.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The party programme requires that regulations shall favour small-scale and coastal fishing and that fishing is kept within scientific frameworks, and the election manifesto that industrial fishing is limited. A quota system where rights are concentrated among a few large vessels runs counter to this. A review of quota distribution with compensation to small-scale fishermen therefore follows from the plan.

• favour small-scale coastal fishingdecisive»Regelverket ska gynna småskaligt och kustnära fiske samt« (party programme ↗)“Regulations shall favour small-scale and coastal fishing as well as”
• limited industrial fishing»Kampen mot övergödningen ska fortsätta, industrifisket ska begränsas och de mest värdefulla havsområdena skyddas som marina reservat.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The fight against eutrophication shall continue, industrial fishing shall be limited and the most valuable marine areas protected as marine reserves.”
• ecosystem-adapted fishing»Fisket måste bedrivas på ett långsiktigt hållbart sätt och hålla sig inom ramen för vetenskapliga« (party programme ↗)“Fishing must be conducted in a long-term sustainable manner and stay within scientific”
• reasonable burden on the sector»Regelbördan för små företag ska minska, genom ansträngningar på både kommunal, statlig och« (party programme ↗)“The regulatory burden for small businesses shall be reduced, through efforts at municipal, state and”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan wants personal ownership to be encouraged at the expense of institutional ownership and regards sustainable family farms as the basis of Swedish rural industries. That quotas accumulate with a few large players goes against that ownership structure and risks the coastal communities that depend on the fishing industry. A review of quota allocation with ecosystem adaptation also follows from the stewardship principle.

• personal over institutional ownershipdecisive»Det är också angeläget att det personliga ägandet uppmuntras på bekostnad av det institutionella ägandet.« (party programme ↗)“It is also important that personal ownership is encouraged at the expense of institutional ownership.”
• the importance of coastal fishing»Många i skärgården är direkt eller indirekt beroende av en väl fungerande och livskraftig fiskerinäring.« (party programme ↗)“Many in the archipelago are directly or indirectly dependent on a well- functioning and viable fishing industry.”
• family enterprises as basis»Bärkraftiga familjejordbruk bör även i fortsättningen vara basen i svenskt jordbruk.« (party programme ↗)“Sustainable family farms should continue to be the basis in Swedish agriculture.”
• counter overfishing»Ett alltför omfattande fiskeuttag gynnar ingen utan resulterar endast i att tillgången sinar och att näringen på lång sikt dör ut.« (party programme ↗)“Overly extensive fishing takes benefits no one but results only in supplies dwindling and the industry becoming extinct in the long run.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan's concrete fishing commitment is to break the development where large-scale coastal trawling is depleting the stocks, inter alia through a relocated trawl boundary. A review of quota distribution so that rights do not accumulate with a few large boats and small-scale fishing is protected goes in the same direction. The plan's view of ownership as the foundation for long-term stewardship also speaks for transferable rights, which qualifies the conclusion.

• break large-scale trawlingdecisive»Fiskerinäringen har drabbats hårt av minskade bestånd på senare år inte minst på grund av det kustnära trålfisket – den utvecklingen måste brytas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The fishing industry has been hit hard by declining stocks in recent years not least because of coastal trawling – that development must be broken.”
• protection of coastal fishing»Stävja minskningen av sill-/strömmingsbestånden i Östersjön genom att flytta gränsen för trålfiske från fyra till tolv nautiska mil« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stem the decline of herring/sprat stocks in the Baltic Sea by moving the trawl boundary from four to twelve nautical miles”
• strengthened food strategy»Förstärka livsmedelsstrategin« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen the food strategy”
• property rights as stewardship»Den enskilda äganderätten är central i förvaltarskapstanken« (party programme ↗)“Individual property rights are central in stewardship thinking”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The election manifesto prioritises marine and water environments over overly intensive fishing and wants to utilise the values of rural areas with well-balanced environmental considerations. A review of quota allocation so that fishing can be conducted in an ecosystem-adapted manner and small-scale fishers are not wiped out by quotas being concentrated in the hands of a few is in line with this. Transferable quotas are, however, not addressed in the plan.

• environment before intensive fishingdecisive»Vår havs- och vattenmiljö måste prioriteras tydligare framför ett allt för intensivt fiske och omfattande vindkraftsutbyggnad.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Our marine and water environments must be prioritised more clearly over overly intensive fishing and extensive wind power expansion.”
• rural livelihoods»Sverige behöver en politik som tar till vara värdet ute i landsbygden och som gör det enklare att i kombination med en väl avvägd miljöhänsyn att skapa fler verksamheter, jobb och ökad tillväxt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden needs a policy that utilises the value out in rural areas and that makes it easier to create more businesses, jobs and increased growth in combination with well-balanced environmental considerations.”
• restored marine environment»Öka takten i arbetet med att återställa havsmiljön i Östersjön« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase the pace of work to restore the marine environment in the Baltic Sea”
• business throughout the country»Underlätta för industri och näringsliv i hela landet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Facilitate industry and business throughout the country”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.