The cost of holding or leasing the right to catch a kilogram of lobster. Under individual transferable quota the entitlement itself is a tradeable asset, and its lease price is often the single largest cost in the operation.
Quota lease prices can absorb a large share of the beach price in high-value rock lobster fisheries, making access the defining cost for many operators.
FRDC ↗Quota lease is the price of access, and it tends to track the beach price — so a strong market can be largely captured by quota owners rather than fishers. Tracking lease as a share of price shows how much of the value chain the catching sector actually retains.
Silo pulls each of these from the sources the operation already uses, and keeps the figure current automatically.
Time lease deals to the quieter end of the access market.
Weigh owning versus leasing quota against your cost of capital.
Only take on lease quota you can fish at a genuine margin.
The cost of holding or leasing the right to catch a kilogram of lobster. Under individual transferable quota the entitlement itself is a tradeable asset, and its lease price is often the single largest cost in the operation.
You need: Quota leased or held (kg), Lease cost ($). Silo pulls each of these from the sources the operation already uses and keeps the figure current automatically.
Quota lease prices can absorb a large share of the beach price in high-value rock lobster fisheries, making access the defining cost for many operators.
Time lease deals to the quieter end of the access market. Weigh owning versus leasing quota against your cost of capital. Only take on lease quota you can fish at a genuine margin.
Connect the software, spreadsheets and records you already keep, and Silo keeps every benchmark on this page current automatically.
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