Unpicking FRAP decisions. Hake Deep-Sea Trawl Sector

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Jack Walsh
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Deep-water Cape hake (Merluccius paradoxus) are a deep-water, slow growing, predatory fish. They are generally found at depths ranging from 200 m to 800 m and tend to reach lengths of 1m after 14 years. They are serial spawners with a high fecundity making them more resilient to fishing pressures.

Evaluation of the FRAP decisions and the granting of new fishing rights reveals all sorts of anomalies and uncertainties, writes JACK WALSH. Starting with the hake deep-sea trawl sector, some of the answers may arise through grants in other sectors to the same applicants, successful or otherwise. Some may have arisen through consolidation of original right holders into combined units, as opposed to certain original right holders having apparently lost those rights.

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