Contents
Summary for Policy-Makers ...................................................................................................................... 7
I. Introduction and Objectives of the Report ......................................................................................... 12
1.1 Introduction: The importance of tuna resources to economic growth in the Pacific Islands ............ 12
1.2 Objectives of the Report ................................................................................................................... 14
II. Methodology ......................................................................................................................................... 15
2.1 Defining the Units of Analysis within Western and Central Pacific Ocean Tuna Fisheries ............. 15
2.2 Measuring the Current and Future Economic Contribution from these Fisheries ............................ 17
2.3 Developing a Plausible Scenario for Change to 2040 to this Economic Contribution ..................... 19
III. Baseline ................................................................................................................................................ 24
3.1 Historical Development of Tuna Fisheries Value Chains in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean
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3.2 Measuring the Economic Benefits to Pacific Island Countries from the Purse Seine Tuna Fishery 26
3.3 Measuring the Economic Benefits to Pacific Island Countries from the Longline Tuna Fishery ..... 37
3.4 Summary of the Economic Contributions of WCPO Tuna Fisheries ............................................... 44
3.5 Summary of the Status of the WCPO Tuna Resource Base .............................................................. 45
3.6 Characterization of Current Status of the WCPO Tuna Asset .......................................................... 50
3.7 Summary of Key Trends in WCPO Tuna Fisheries Policy ............................................................... 50
3.8 Summary of Key Trends in WCPO Tuna Fisheries Outcomes ......................................................... 54
IV. Key Drivers of Future Changes in Western & Central Pacific Tuna Fisheries ............................ 66
4.1 Evolution of Key Non-Policy or External Drivers of WCPO Tuna Fisheries’ Economic
Contribution to Pacific Island Countries ................................................................................................. 66
4.2 Proposed Key Policy Decisions to Drive the Opportunity in 2040................................................... 91
V. The Opportunity Scenario in 2040 ................................................................................................... 111
References ................................................................................................................................................ 120