Capturing the wealth from tuna : case stude's from the Pacific / Kate Barclay, Ian Cartwright.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barclay, Kate, author.

Cartwright, Ian, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fishery law and legislation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (268 pages)

Other Title:

Capturing the Wealth From Tuna

Place of Publication:

Canberra : ANU Press, [2008]

Summary:

The Western and Central Pacific Ocean is home to the largest tuna fishery in the world - around half of the world€™s tuna supply - and is a vital economic resource for Pacific island countries. The potential of the Pacific tuna fishery to contribute to economic development in the Pacific island countries is enormous, but will require a cooperative regional strategy to maximise access fees from distant water fishing nations, as well as targeted domestic policy and legislation to encourage local fishing industries. Together with the importance of acting strategically with regard to such a variable resource, the lesson of fisheries management globally is that it is most effective when it takes into consideration social, cultural and political contexts. Based on an extensive study of six Pacific island states, Capturing Wealth from Tuna maps out the aspirations and limitations of six Pacific island countries and proposes strategies for capturing more wealth from this resource in a sust.

Contents:

Tables vi

Figures vii

Maps vii

Acronyms and abbreviations viii

Acknowledgments xii

1. The Pacific tuna fishery 1

2. Capturing more wealth from tuna 22

Case studies

3. Cook Islands 65

4. Fiji 90

5. Kiribati 117

6. Marshall Islands 148

7. Papua New Guinea 170

8. Solomon Islands 201

References 237

Appendix 254

Index

1.1 Main industrial gear types used in Western and Central

Pacific Ocean tuna fisheries 7

1.2 Domestic longline development by country, 1995-2005 9

1.3 A history of constraints identified for development from tuna resources 13

1.4 A history of recommendations made for development from tuna resources 15

3.1 Cook Islands: market destinations by percentage and product for January-June 2005 68

3.2 Cook Islands: indicators of domestic development, 2001 70

3.3 Cook Islands: value of fresh chilled tuna exports, 1994-2005 70

3.4 Cook Islands: indicators of domestic development, 2004 71

4.1 Fiji: indicators of domestic development, 2001 108

4.2 Fiji: indicators of tuna development, 2004-2005 109

5.1 Kiribati: indicators of domestic development, 2001 119

5.2 Kiribati: distant water fleets (2005) and catches (2004) 120

5.3 Kiribati: indicators of tuna development, 2004-2005 134

6.1 Fishing vessels with access to Marshall Islands' EEZ, 2003 151

6.2 Longline vessels operating in Marshall Islands' EEZ

by flag country, 1978-2003 152

6.3 Japanese pole-and-line vessels operating in the Marshall Islands' EEZ, 1979-2002 153

6.4 Purse-seine vessels operating in the Marshall Islands' EEZ by flag country, 1980-2003 154

6.5 Marshall Islands: purse-seine catches by year and species, 1980-2003 157

6.6 Marshall Islands: indicators of domestic development, 2001 165

6.7 Marshall Islands: indicators of tuna development, 2004-2005 166

7.1 Papua New Guinea: indicators of domestic development, 2001-2002 174

7.2 Papua New Guinea: export values of marine products, 1996-2002 174

7.3 Papua New Guinea: tuna exports by volume, value and product, 2000-2004 177

7.4 Papua New Guinea: indicators of tuna development, 2004-2005 179

7.5 Purse-seine catches in Papua New Guinea's EEZ, 2000-2004 180

8.1 Solomon Islands: bait-fishery catch, 1973-98 207

8.2 Solomon Islands: indicators of domestic development, 2001 210

8.3 Solomon Islands: indicators of tuna development, 2004-2005 212

8.4 Solomon Islands: bait-fishery catch, 2000-2004 213

8.5 Solomon Islands: distant water access fleet and fees, 1994-2005 214

8.6 Distant water fleet licensed in Solomon Islands, 2005

8.7 Solomon Islands: domestic tuna production, 1997-2004 224

8.8 Solomon Islands: tuna catches from domestic and foreign fleets by gear, 2000-2004 225

Appendix tables

1.1 Key fisheries indicators by country 254

1.2 Key development indicators by country 255

Figures

1.1 Distribution of US purse-seine catches in a typical El Niño year (1994) 5

1.2 Distribution of US purse-seine catches in a typical La Niña year (1995) 5

2.1 Western and Central Pacific Ocean fisheries management 25

2.2 Two-way adversarial model of distant water access 25

2.3 Mutual incentives model of distant water access 27

Maps

1.1 Western and Central Pacific Ocean 3

3.1 Cook Islands 66

4.1 Fiji 91

5.1 Kiribati 118

6.1 Marshall Islands 149

7.1 Papua New Guinea 171

8.1 Solomon Islands 202.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.