In this paper, we estimated the costs and benefits of keeping pension fishers in the community. 34% of the 200 thousand fishers in Japan are over the age of 65. Since the fishers over 65 are pensioners, their fishery income is an additional source of livelihood. The average yearly income...
In this paper, we examine the problems inherent in the export-oriented tuna industry taking the Philippines and Indonesia as examples. Although problems are reduced to the depletion of or possible depletion of tuna resources, we intend to clarify the industry structure that may have led to such local depletion. Though...
This paper attempts to determine and analyze the factors affecting the value chain of tuna commodity in the Philippines. It also identifies the key players in the industry, and their roles and contributions in the value chain. The paper will utilize both primary and secondary data in the analysis. Secondary...
In this paper, we illustrate characteristics of food system of tuna by making a bird’s-eye view of tuna
trade and global distribution. Tuna resources are primarily consumed as canned tuna or Sashimi (=raw
fish). The fishing methods and species predetermine the food system of the caught fish. Among seven
tuna...
In this paper, we discuss the solution for the shortage of labor supply in the fishing industry by comparing three countries/region in the East Asia; Japan, Taiwan and Korea. Fishery is a so-called 3D (Dirty, Dangerous and Difficult) industry as it requires hard work on the ocean often through the...
Canned tuna is a typical international Agribusiness-based product. The most representative flow of the product is such that the tuna is processed in a firm in the developing country of the tropical area where the canned material, namely tuna and skipjack, is caught and landed. Canned products furnish standardized features...