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Tuna: Fishery, Biology and Management

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Title Tuna: Fishery, Biology and Management
 
Creator Pillai, N G K
Satheeshkumar, P
 
Subject Tuna fisheries
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Description Tuna, a very large and charismatic food fish with a wide
distributional range, are valuable both in domestic
and foreign markets and hence, play a vital role in the
economies of many countries especially oceanic Islands. Tunas
are highly valued food fishes targeted by coastal fishers as well
as distant water fishing nations. The oceanic waters adjoining
the Asia-Pacific region contribute the bulk of the global tuna
production. World tuna production touched the record high of
4.3 million tonnes in 2005. Although they constitute less than
5% of the world commercial catch by weight, they contribute
much by dollar value (US$ 5.3 billion). Tuna does the third
largest product in the international seafood trade constitute
over 15%. Of the global tuna production, about 21.7% (1.2
million tonnes) is contributed by Indian Ocean. The rapid
development of tuna fishery in the Indian Ocean now needs
constant monitoring to know the impact of exploitation on
the stocks. Tuna fishing and fisheries have become priority
theme while addressing issues of development, utilization
and management of fisheries in India in the light of EEZ
regulations and other international conventions.
 
Publisher Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
 
Date 2014
 
Type Book
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/10259/1/Tuna.pdf
Pillai, N G K and Satheeshkumar, P (2014) Tuna: Fishery, Biology and Management. Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi. ISBN 9789382263043