Why a town as small as Bermeo is the tuna world capital?

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Creator	Ugalde Zabala, R. Sámano Cobián, Z. Sigüenza Tamayo, W Arana Landin, S.
Abstract	Bermeo is a small town in the north of the Iberian Peninsula, cradle of a purse seiner of undisputed global relevance. Since the time of the Romans, it was recognized for its port, which led it to be one of the first three villages that were founded in the former Lordship of Biscay, even holding the title of "Head of Biscay". Currently, 52 of the 678 large-scale purse seine vessels that sail in all the waters of the world are controlled from the offices located in this town. In 2018, the last year for which FAO has published data on global catches, the 52 purse seiner vessels that were then controlled by companies based in Bermeo fished 10.40% of all world catches of the approximately 50 species of registered tuna. Focusing the investigation, those 52 ships that approximately account for 6.27% of the large-scale purse seiner fleet fished in 2018 10.40% of the tropical tunas (skipjack, yellowfin and bigeye). For all this this town is the tuna world capital.
Resource Type	Research Paper
Date Issued	2022
Conference Name	International Institute of Fisheries Economics & Trade
Conference Location	Vigo, Galicia, Spain
Subject	Fishery management -- Congresses Seafood industry -- Congresses
Rights Statement	Copyright Not Evaluated
Publisher	International Institute of Fisheries Economics & Trade
Peer Reviewed	No
Language	English [eng]
File Format	pdf

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