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Moose are in decline, and revenue to county boards of logging fees is declining. Photo: Johnny Olsson
The proposal, which has been submitted to the government, means that moose management will be funded through a fee for the license and moose management areas instead of current logging fees. However, these must remain for unregistered areas that are not covered by the area fee.
The size of the fee should be based on the size of the moose hunting area, but the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency writes in their proposal that size can be assessed on the area or on the shot. Something that is believed to provide greater flexibility and ease the transition from one system to another.
In analyzes conducted by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, it has been found that the area-funded system corresponds well to what the logging fees provide, and that counties where revenues have declined due to a smaller and smaller outbreak may expect a strengthening of the moose bottom.
Double rate
Furthermore, the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency proposes that the responsibility for payment falls not with the hunters who manage the moose population, but with the owners who have registered properties within a moose hunting area.
Also, the fee to register a moose hunting area more than doubled, from SEK 2,300 to SEK 5,000.
The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency does not hide why they want to change the system. Just because there are fewer moose does not mean that the bureaucracy and costs that the county administrative board have around the administration are reduced.
– We are proposing these changes due to moose populations and therefore declines in some parts of the country, which means that county administrative boards are not fully covered for their work with moose management. Our entire proposal also lays the groundwork for future multi-species management in counties where such a need exists, says Carl-Johan Lindström, manager of the wildlife management unit at the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, in a press release. . Y
Basic and maximum
The goal of the new proposal is for the moose bureaucracy to continue self-financing. According to the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, the model contains a base quantity, a maximum quantity and a breakpoint for the maximum quantity.
In this way, according to the agency, the county administrative boards have the opportunity to control the size of the areas to the appropriate administrative units. It is also believed to give hunters the opportunity to organize themselves in whatever way they deem desirable.
In the press release, the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency writes:
“Because the model is flexible, county boards that do not see a significant need for changes can choose parameters that involve a fee similar to the current system.”
– We believe that this model can contribute to a better fulfillment of the goals that exist in the management of moose and also, regional and local influence can be increased. The model also implies a fairer distribution of costs for stakeholders, says Carl-Johan Lindström.
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