Domestic Tuna Industry Development in the Pacific Islands
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Domestic Tuna Industry Development in the Pacific Islands The Currentt Siittuation and Consiiderattiions ffor Futture Devellopmentt Assiisttance 2 v 19 Jan Domestic Tuna Industry Development in the Pacific Islands The Current Situation and Considerations for Future Development Assistance FFA Report 03/01 Robert Gillett January 2003 GILLETT, PRESTON AND ASSOCIATES INC . 3 Cover photographs Large-scale and small-scale tuna fishing in the Pacific Islands: (top) The Nien Feioch, owned by the Chuuk Public Fisheries Corporation catches about 4,500 mt of tuna per year (photo: B. Kumar). (bottom) Mosese Ciri (age 13) and Molitoni Taro (age 11) were using their father’s skiff for fishing at the FAD off Suva in October 2002 when they hooked three large yellowfin. With a bit of help from nearby boats, the fish were landed and sold to Fiji Fish Company for US$650 (photo: G. Southwick) 4 Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..............................................................................................................................7 1.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 11 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY ............................................................................................................. 11 1.2 SUMMARY OF THE FIELD WORK.......................................................................................................... 11 1.3 OTHER CONSIDERATIONS ................................................................................................................... 12 2.0 COUNTRY-SPECIFIC INFORMATION .............................................................................................. 13 3.0 DOMESTIC TUNA DEVELOPMENT SUMMARY INFORMATION................................................... 15 4.0 CONSTRAINTS, OPPORTUNITIES, AND INTERVENTIONS .......................................................... 17 4.1 CONSTRAINTS.................................................................................................................................... 17 4.2 OPPORTUNITIES................................................................................................................................. 20 4.3 INTERVENTIONS .................................................................................................................................. 21 5.0 OBSERVATIONS AND CONS IDERATIONS ON TUNA INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT .................. 22 5.1 WHO IS SUCCESSFUL IN THE TUNA INDUSTRY ?.................................................................................. 23 5.2 FOREIGN INVESTMENT........................................................................................................................ 24 5.3 TUNA MANAGEMENT PLANS ................................................................................................................ 25 5.4 COMMERCIAL INVOLVEMENT OF GOVERNMENTS IN THE TUNA INDUSTRY ............................................ 26 5.5 SMALL-SCALE TUNA INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT................................................................................... 28 5.6 APPLICABILITY OF SAMOA ALIA FISHING AND ECONOMICS OF SMALL-SCALE FISHERIES...................... 29 5.8 AIR FREIGHT....................................................................................................................................... 32 5.9 DISSEMINATION OF REPORTS AND OTHER ASPECTS OF FISHERIES INFORMATION............................... 33 5.10 FISHERIES ASSOCIATIONS ................................................................................................................ 34 5.11 RIGHTS-BASED MANAGEMENT.......................................................................................................... 37 5.12 TAXATION......................................................................................................................................... 38 5.13 FUEL................................................................................................................................................ 40 5.14 FSM ARRANGEMENT........................................................................................................................ 42 5.15 OTHER OBSERVATIONS RELEVANT TO FUTURE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE .................................... 43 6.0 CONSIDERATIONS ON FUTURE FFA INVOLVEMENT IN DOMESTIC TUNA INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT......................................................................................................................................... 45 6.1 SPECIFIC AREAS FOR FFA INVOLVEMENT .......................................................................................... 45 6.2 INSTITUTIONAL CONSIDERATIONS ....................................................................................................... 47 7.0 REFERENCES .................................................................................................................................... 50 APPENDIX 1 – COUNTRY INFORMATION.............................................................................................. 60 SOLOMON ISLANDS................................................................................................................................. 60 INVENTORY OF DOMESTIC TUNA INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT ....................................................................... 60 OTHER INDICATORS OF DEVELOPMENT ..................................................................................................... 61 CHANGES FROM PREVIOUS STUDIES......................................................................................................... 62 OTHER CONSIDERATIONS CONCERNING DOMESTIC TUNA INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT................................. 63 CONSTRAINTS IN DOMESTIC TUNA DEVELOPMENT .................................................................................... 63 OPPORTUNITIES IN DOMESTIC TUNA DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................. 64 INTERVENTIONS TO PROMOTE DOMESTIC INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT ......................................................... 65 SOME CONSIDERATIONS ON THE SUGGESTED INTERVENTIONS.................................................................. 65 5 PAPUA NEW GUINEA............................................................................................................................... 69 INVENTORY OF DOMESTIC TUNA INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT ....................................................................... 69 OTHER INDICATORS OF DEVELOPMENT ..................................................................................................... 71 CHANGES FROM PREVIOUS STUDIES......................................................................................................... 72 OTHER CONSIDERATIONS CONCERNING DOMESTIC TUNA INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT................................. 73 CONSTRAINTS IN DOMESTIC TUNA DEVELOPMENT .................................................................................... 74 OPPORTUNITIES IN DOMESTIC TUNA DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................. 75 INTERVENTIONS TO PROMOTE DOMESTIC INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT ......................................................... 77 SOME CONSIDERATIONS ON THE SUGGESTED INTERVENTIONS.................................................................. 77 FIJI .............................................................................................................................................................. 81 INVENTORY OF DOMESTIC TUNA INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT ....................................................................... 81 OTHER INDICATORS OF DEVELOPMENT ..................................................................................................... 86 CHANGES FROM PREVIOUS STUDIES......................................................................................................... 87 OTHER CONSIDERATIONS CONCERNING DOMESTIC TUNA INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT................................. 88 CONSTRAINTS IN DOMESTIC TUNA DEVELOPMENT .................................................................................... 89 OPPORTUNITIES IN DOMESTIC TUNA DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................. 91 INTERVENTIONS TO PROMOTE DOMESTIC INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT ......................................................... 92 SOME CONSIDERATIONS ON THE SUGGESTED INTERVENTIONS.................................................................. 93 FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA................................................................................................ 97 INVENTORY OF DOMESTIC TUNA INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT ....................................................................... 97 OTHER INDICATORS OF DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................................... 101 CHANGES FROM PREVIOUS STUDIES....................................................................................................... 102 CONSTRAINTS IN DOMESTIC TUNA DEVELOPMENT .................................................................................. 104 OPPORTUNITIES IN DOMESTIC TUNA DEVELOPMENT ............................................................................... 106 INTERVENTIONS TO PROMOTE DOMESTIC INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT ....................................................... 107 SOME CONSIDERATIONS ON THE SUGGESTED INTERVENTIONS...............................................................