Study on the trend of tuna fishery management on high seas

Abstract:

With the recession of fisheries resources on high seas, effective conservation and management of fishery are required urgently. As a kind of important resources on high seas, tuna fishery is managed by many fishery management organizations, takes the leadeship not only in management concepts but also in management practice. This paper breifly introduces the conception of high seas fishery, analyzes the status and trend of tuna fishery management on high seas. On the basis, according to current situation of China’s tuna fishery on high seas, this article puts forward some suggestions on developing China’s tuna fishery on high seas: (1) strength the policy decision influence in international tuna management organizations; (2) regulate the operations on distantwater tuna fishery, complete the distantwater fishery data base; (3) adjust the structure of distantwater fishery, develop fishing grounds; (4) develop tuna processing industry; (5) develop inland tuna consumption markets; (6) develop distantwater fishery cooperation with Taiwan province of China.