Returning this month, the 11th TUNA 2010 exhibition will be held in conjunction with the 11th biennial INFOFISH World Tuna Trade Conference.
Providing the global tuna industry with its most important commercial forum, the conference will incorporate key speakers and delegates from around the world, whilst the accompanying exhibition will give exhibiting companies direct access to the most important decision makers within the industry.
It is expected that between 700 and 750 global tuna industry leaders will attend TUNA 2010. This exciting event will attract large numbers of vessel owners, operators, fish farmers, processors, marketers, industry authorities, and maritime equipment suppliers that collectively engage in global commercial coverage across the entire tuna industry.
Thailand has steadily become a world power within the global fishing industry, becoming the largest fish-exporting nation some years ago. Nestled strategically within the middle of the Asian continent, and with its own large coastline, Thailand has become a strong leader in the commercial tuna industry. As a result, Thailand is a perfect location to host this event due not only to its geographic location but also due to its long history and association with the industry itself.
The exhibition will provide an ideal venue for local and international companies to display and promote their products and services directly to the key decision makers and owners within dedicated, tuna oriented organisations.
A wide range of commercial vessel suppliers, manufacturers, shore service providers, and processing industries will be showcased at this all-encompassing tuna industry event.
World Tuna Trade Conference
It appears that the dawn of the new decade has ushered in an era of readjustment and consolidation in the global tuna industry with special focus on resource sustainability.
Many developments are bound to affect the trade in high-valued tunas. ICCAT’s and CSSBT’s decision to reduce quotas for northern bluefin and southern bluefin tunas respectively and the proposed moratorium on bigeye tuna fishing in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean will undoubtedly reduce sashimi tuna supplies and much affect the market.
Meanwhile stricter management measures are being mooted by the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO), the largest supplier of tuna to the global market. The ban on the deployment of FADs, fishing restrictions in some high sea areas and possible reduction in the number of fishing days could significantly affect the supply, and thus the price of tuna raw material for Asian canneries. The call by Pacific Island Countries (PIC), which provide more than 50% of global tuna landings, for a respectable return for their tuna resources, and the proposed creation of a ‘tuna cartel’, could significantly change the landscape of the global tuna industry.
The above developments and the rapidly changing tuna business environment will be discussed by industry leaders, marketing and technical experts at TUNA 2010. The speaker line up will also include representatives of Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs), NGOs and governmental policy makers.
Chairpersons Christopher Lischewski (President and CEO of Bumble Bee), Henk Brus (Managing Director, Atuna) and Chanint Chalisarapong (Vice President, Sea Value, Thailand and Chairman, Tuna Processors’ Group, TFPA) will be joined by a host of distinguished speakers from industry including Eric Landheer, Head of NASDAQ, OMX Group Asia Pacific, who will discuss the challenges faced by the sector in the current economic scenario.
Other speakers include:
- Alejandro Anganuzzi (IOTC)
- John Hampton (South Pacific Commission)
- Guillermo Campean Jimenez (IATTC)
- Susan Jackson (International Seafood Sustainability Foundation)
- Julio Moron (Secretary, WTPO)
- Helga Josupeit (Food and Agriculture Organization)
- Anthony Vuoso (Vice President, Tri Marine International)
- Amornphan Aramwattanond (Director, Sea value, Thailand)
- Don Binotto (President, Starkist, USA)
- Sam Grossman (Marumi Products, USA)
- Lorna Buchanan (Clover Leaf Seafood, Canada)
- Adolfo Valsecchi (CEO, MW Brand, France)
The controversial EU-IUU regulation will be discussed by Luis Molledo from DG of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (MARE) of the EU Commission. He will review the implementation and impacts of the regulation to the tuna exporting countries. Others who will address the conference are Dario Chemerinski (Calvo Group Brazil); Fatima Ferdouse (INFOFISH); Ziad Abdel Rahim (Gulf Seafood Industry, UAE); Phil Knight (New Zealand); Mark Berman (Earth Island Institute); Paolo Bray (Friend of the Sea); Bill Holden (Marine Stewardship Council) and Gerard Roessink (The Netherlands) and several special guests including senior policy makers from leading tuna trading nations.
