INFOPESCA Internacional 15

The world market for tuna. Review and update.
by Camillo Catarci
Tuna constitutes a fishing group that gathers practically all the aspects generally involved with fisheries, namely biology, policy, and trade. When understanding the tuna fishery, one finally understands a major chapter of fishery as a producing and international activity. This article addresses the main species and their destination, by analysing the market behaviour of tuna and tuna products in the main buying countries.

¿Are fisheries critical in Europe?
Por Roland C. Wiefels
It took a very long time for some countries to realise that, unless strict conservation meaures were taken, fishing resources would start to decline. While developed countries were the first to suffer this problem, it was in the developing world where good results were achieved after having applied correct managament plans. It is also interesting to note how fishing stocks react after catches are limited.

A new regional development project is launched. This time, tilapia.
INFOPESCA achieved an agreement with the Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) through the FAO Sub-Committee of Fisheries, to undertake the project "Development of Processing and Marketing of Tilapia produced in big Latin American River Basins". This project will be undertaken in Brazilian North-East and in Venezuela, and its launching was recently realized in cities of both countries, with the presence of national authorities of each country, together with staff members of FAO, CFC and INFOPESCA.

A practical approach to aereation in shrimp culture
By S. Laureatte et al.
The combination of two different types of areation systems in the same pond can give high uniform dissolved oxygen levels. This, in turn, provides better opportunities to reduce disease outbreaks and to incrase producing yields. An experience that has been carried out in India, could perfectly be applied in any part of the world where aquaculture is practiced.

Fish transgenics to feed millions?
By Shazia Kamal
In the author's opinion, transgenesis provides a powerful tool which, when used judiciously in combination with conventional genetic selection methods, can help produce better quality strains of fish to feed t he burgeoning world population.

Bio-security and seafood exports to the USA. Guidelines for Latin American fishing plants
By Enrique Bertullo et al.
The issue of food quatlity is again for discussion, this time due to fears for possible terrorist actions that could use this way. The US FDA will require exporters to fullfill new condtions starting next December 12. What should packers and processors do, in order to continue exporting to the US market?

Situation of women at the fishery-aquaculture sectors in some regions of Brazil
By Simone Moraes Raszl et al.
In fishing communities, the women's work is as much important as men's. However, this is seldom recognized. The article describes the current conditions of women working in fishing and aquaculture in Brazil, while also provides interesting general data on these producing sectors.