Resource allocation is a fundamental and challenging component of common pool resource governance, particularly transboundary fisheries. We highlight the growing importance of allocation in fisheries governance, comparing approaches of the five tuna Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (tRFMOs). We find all tRFMOs except one have defined resources for allocation and outlined principles to guide allocation based on equity, citizenship, and legitimacy. However, all fall short of applying these principles in assigning fish resources. Most tRFMOs rely on historical catch or effort, while equity principles rarely determine dedicated rights. Further, the current system of annual negotiations reduces certainty, trust, and transparency, counteracting many benefits asserted by rights-based management proponents. We suggest one means of gaining traction may be to shift conversations from allocative rights toward weighting of principles already identified by most tRFMOs. Incorporating principles into resource allocation remains a major opportunity, with important implications for current and future access to fish.

资源分配是共同池资源治理的基本且具有挑战性的组成部分，特别是跨界渔业。我们通过比较五个金枪鱼区域渔业管理组织 (tRFMO) 的方法，强调分配在渔业治理中的重要性日益增加。我们发现，除了一个之外，所有 tRFMO 都定义了分配资源，并概述了指导基于公平、公民身份和合法性的分配的原则。然而，在分配鱼类资源时，都没有应用这些原则。大多数 tRFMO 依赖于历史捕获或努力，而公平原则很少确定专用权利。此外，当前的年度谈判系统降低了确定性、信任度和透明度，抵消了基于权利的管理支持者声称的许多好处。我们建议获得牵引力的一种方法可能是将对话从分配权转向重视大多数 tRFMO 已经确定的原则。将原则纳入资源分配仍然是一个重大机遇，对当前和未来的鱼类获取具有重要影响。