Tuna dreams and tuna realities: Defining the term "maximising economic returns from the tuna fisheries" in six Pacific Island states

Hannah Parris

Marine Policy, 2010, vol. 34, issue 1, 105-113

Abstract: Previous work on identifying opportunities for Pacific Island countries to improve the economic returns from their tuna resources in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO) has not generally included articulation of aspirations from Islanders themselves. However, generating such an understanding is increasingly important as these countries assert their positions in regional fisheries policy making. This study analyses the self-identified aspirations of industry and government representatives from six Pacific Island countries and finds a wider diversity of attitudes, strategies and success than is generally recognised. Implications for negotiations in the WCPFC are then discussed.

Keywords: Pacific; Islands; Tuna; fisheries; Western; and; Central; Pacific; Ocean; Western; and; Central; Pacific; Fisheries; Commission; Development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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