The Japanese tuna fisheries was transformed into an importing industry after the middle of the 1990s because of competition from Chinese Taipei. The Japanese distant water tuna longline fisheries carried out a "20% reduction in the number of fishing vessels (Gensen) without mutual compensation" in 1998 in order to implement...
Tuna farming industry of Japan has achieved complete culture and currently tries to seize the opportunity to materialize the industrial mass production of the artificial seed. Japan was only 3,000 tons (8%) among 37,000 tons of 2007, which was the peak of world production of cultured tuna. However in 2008,...
Promoting shrimp culture industry is one of the effective ways to earn foreign currencies and reduce rural
poverty for developing countries. However, there is a question if rising wage rates might be a constraint for further development. Thailand, for example, has established a firm position in the industry, but its...