One important question about use rights is how they are
to be transferred from one generation to another. While this
decision rests with the Forum, some considerations are
suggested here. Use rights should initially be vested in local
individuals and may only be transferable to other local
individuals with the Forum’s approval. If all descendents of
those who hold the first ‘use rights’ were eligible to inherit
the same rights, the Lagoon system would again be
overwhelmed by a large number of local fishers in a short
time.