As a kind of fishing quota system, individual transferable quota (ITQ) system was suggested in 1973 for the first time, and was immediately adopted by many countries since then.

• 作为捕捞限额制度的一种，个体可转让配额（ITQ）制度自1973年提出来后就被许多国家所采用，一些国家的实践证明该制度确实能够有效防止捕捞努力的过度增长，保护渔业资源。