Grab, cage, fatten, sell: Tuna farming in the Mediterranean raises issues of privatization of common property resources and plundering of a stock

Tudela, Sergi (2002) Grab, cage, fatten, sell: Tuna farming in the Mediterranean raises issues of privatization of common property resources and plundering of a stock. Samudra Report (32). pp. 9-17. ISSN 0973 1121

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Abstract

Statistics from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for 1999 show that, thanks largely to the contribution of aquaculture, the total world fisheries production (177 mn tonnes) is on the increase. Just under a third, or 30.4 mn tonnes, now comes from fish farming, some 40 per cent of which occurs in the sea. While most of this marine production consists of seaweed and shellfish (molluscs), increasing amounts of high-value finfish are also being produced. From a production perspective, aquaculture has undoubtedly achieved some notable successes; but, in many countries, the intensive production of high-value finfish and crustaceans is coming in for increasing criticism.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.SAM0408
Keywords:	Samudra Report, ICSF, Mediterranean, Tuna, Aquaculture, Fish Stock, Cage Culture, Conservation
Subjects:	Biodiversity
Depositing User:	Jeeva ICSF Rajan
Date Deposited:	18 Oct 2021 10:49
Last Modified:	30 Mar 2022 11:43
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/1076

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