The cooperation strategies of fisheries between Taiwanese purse seiners and Pacific Island Countries |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Environmental Biology and Fishery Science, Institute of Marine Affairs and Resource Management, National Taiwan Ocean University, No. 2, Pei-Ning Road, Keelung 20224, Taiwan;2. Professor and Director, Institute of Marine Affairs and Resource Management, National Taiwan Ocean University, No. 2, Pei-Ning Road, Keelung 20224, Taiwan;1. EA 7316 Biodiversité et Gestion des Territoires, Université de Rennes I, 263 Av. du Gal. Leclerc, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France;2. Ecologie, Systématique & Evolution, UMR CNRS 8079, Univ. Paris-Sud, Orsay Cedex FR-91405, France;3. Centre d’Ecologie et des Sciences de la Conservation (CESCO), UMR 7204 MNHN-CNRS-UPMC, 55 rue Buffon, 75005 Paris, France;1. National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, 217 Akersten St., Port Nelson, Nelson, 7010, New Zealand;2. Fisheries Information Systems, Nelson, 7011, New Zealand;3. Hoyle Consulting, Nelson, 7011, New Zealand;1. Department of Computer Science, Chung Hua University, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan, ROC;2. School of Computer and Communication Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, PR China;3. Department of Computer Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan, ROC;1. Department of Animal Physiology and Ecotoxicology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Silesia, Bankowa 9, Katowice 40-007, Poland;2. Department of Animal Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Silesia, Bankowa 9, Katowice 40-007, Poland;3. Heart Prosthesis Institute, Bioengineering Laboratory, Wolnosci 345a, Zabrze 41-800, Poland;1. School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia;2. School of Medical Sciences, RMIT University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia;3. Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Denmark;1. Coastal Risks and Sea-Level Rise Research Group, Cluster of Excellence ‘The Future Ocean’, Institute of Geography, Christian-Albrechts University of Kiel, Ludewig-Meyn Str. 14, 24098 Kiel, Germany;2. Department of Economics, Christian-Albrechts University of Kiel, Wilhelm-Seelig Platz 1, 24118 Kiel, Germany;3. Thünen Institute of Baltic Sea Fisheries, Alter Hafen Süd 2, 18069 Rostock, Germany |
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| Abstract: | The tuna industry in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO) is one of the most valuable fisheries in the world. Taiwan has a long fishing history and is one of the major distant water fishing nations in the surrounding area. This study aimed to review the historical cooperation structure between Taiwanese purse seiners and Pacific Island Countries (PICs). Data were collected by literature analysis and semi-standardized in-depth interviews with experts. The results showed that since 1982, the Taiwanese purse seiners have developed and signed bilateral access agreements with seven PICs under a variety of formats. The fisheries access and licensing arrangements have been transformed to a Vessel Day Scheme (VDS); as a result, the access fees have increased rapidly since 2010. Taiwanese industries have invested in facilities and share ownership with some PICs. Moreover, the Taiwanese purse seiner industries have proclaimed their willingness to follow the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission conservation measures and stated that they will cooperate with PICs. They hold conservative views, however, regarding the further transfer of ownership to PICs. For the conservation of tuna resources in the WCPO, distant water fishing nations and PICs should cooperate to limit fishing capacity and ensure that the access fee benefits PICs. |
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| Keywords: | Access agreement Distant water fishing nations Joint venture Pacific Island Countries Vessel day scheme |
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