Historical trends of tuna catches in the world /
Miyake, Makoto.
Miyabe, Naozumi.
Nakano, Hideki.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Rome : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,
2004.
This paper reviews historical trends of the catches of the major commercial species (albacore, bigeye, bluefin, skipjack and yellowfin) of tunas. The total world catch of these species has increased during the last 50 years (from 0.4 to 3.9 million tonnes), but the pattern of increase has varied among species, oceans and fishing gears. The causes of those variations are analyzed in this paper. In the world catch, the Pacific Ocean has been predominant throughout. In recent years catches from the Indian Ocean have exceeded those from the Atlantic.
"The development of the world and Atlantic tuna fisheries and their catches were documented by Dr Peter Miyake, while those of the Indian and Pacific fisheries are described by Drs Hideki Nakano and Naozumi Miyabe, respectively"--P. [iii].
This paper reviews historical trends of the catches of the major commercial species (albacore, bigeye, bluefin, skipjack and yellowfin) of tunas. The total world catch of these species has increased during the last 50 years (from 0.4 to 3.9 million tonnes), but the pattern of increase has varied among species, oceans and fishing gears. The causes of those variations are analyzed in this paper. In the world catch, the Pacific Ocean has been predominant throughout. In recent years catches from the Indian Ocean have exceeded those from the Atlantic.
Tuna fisheries