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DocumentInternational trade 1971
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No results found.Increasing application of advanced technology, both in harvesting and processing, has resulted in a steady increase in the supply and demand of groundfish products since 1959. Groundfish are taken primarily by otter-trawl gear. An increasing portion of the total catch is being taken each year by large trawlers with equipment aboard that allows the processing and preservation of catches at sea. World production of groundfish has expanded at an average annual rate of 7%. Cod has remained the indus try staple, providing 33% of the total tonnage in 1969. Eleven countries have consistently accounted for 85% of the annual world catch of groundfish. A very substantial proportion of groundfish products go through world trade channels: nearly 60% of world fillet and block production (excluding Soviet and Japanese production); over 50% of world saltfish and stookfish production. World trade in groundfish products has increased 42% since 1960. The total value of this trade has increased by 50% ove r the same period. The more highly processed, higher-priced products, such as fillets and blocks, have been capturing an increasing share of the world market in both weight and value terms. Four north Atlantic countries, Canada, Norway, Iceland and Denmark (including the Faeroe Islands and Greenland), consistently supplied about 70% of the total weight of groundfish products entering the world market from 1960 to 1969. They also supplied a large part of each of the four major product groups: fil lets and blocks, saltfish, stockfish and miscellaneous products. The United States is a major consumer of groundfish products and the leading importer of fillets and blocks. Per capita consumption, which stood at 1.53 kilograms (product weight) in 1969 has been increasing at a rate of .03 kg per year. The United Kingdom is a large consumer of groundfish products and the second most important importer of fillets and blocks. Most of the remaining fillet and block exports go to the European Free Tr ade Association and European Economic Community market areas. The saltfish market, which is centred mainly in southern Europe and South America, has been trending upward. The stockfish market is a minor and declining one. Ex-vessel prices for the major groundfish species have been trending upward since 1960. Block prices in the United States registered a 9% increase between 1960 and 1969, but considerable variation took place. The United States and United Kingdom markets react strongly to change s in price. The export market for groundfish products should continue to grow at the rate of 33,000 metric tons (product weight) per year. Groundfish operations are highly competitive, and fishing has been dominated by the large freezer-trawler fleets operated by developed countries with extensive experience in the fishing business. To compete, developing nations will require substantial financial and technical assistance. -
DocumentInternationa trade 1971
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No results found.Shrimp is a relatively recent (since World War II) commodity in the world trade of seafood products but has become one of the most important in terms of value, production growth and potential. Shrimp, or prawns as they are sometimes known, may be separated into two basic categories: the tropical or warm-water varieties and the temperate or cold-water species. The tropical shrimp are the principal species harvested and desired in the world market. Major commercial fisheries for tropical shrimp ar e found in shallow coastal areas near large estuaries and river delta systems. The most prevalent means of capture is the otter trawl. Little processing is necessary as a large share of the shrimp catch passes through world trade in a frozen raw headless condition. World landings of shrimp have increased nearly every year since the mid-1950. From 1960 to 1969, world production increased from 501,000 tons to 840,000 tons or over 65%. Tropical shrimp accounted for over 90% of the total catch in 19 69 and the United States was the leading producer. The world trade in shrimp flows almost entirely into two markets, the United States and Japan. Together, in 1969, they utilized about half of the world's total catch and each year their usage increases. The United States is the major market for shrimp and consumes nearly one-third of the world's annual production. The United States market depends heavily on imports which supply over half the total needs. Annual usage, since 1962, has increased a t a rate of 11,700 tons per year while the per capita consumption has increased a little over .04 kg per year. Japan, the other major consuming nation, utilizes nearly 20% of the world's total patch and depends on foreign sources for over half the annual requirements. Usage has gone up at a rate of 8.000 tons per year since 1960, while per capita consumption has increased by .07 kilograms per year. The price of shrimp depends upon several factors: the size (large shrimp bring higher prices), the season of the year, and demand, which is directly affected by available supply. The world demand for shrimp continues to rise and, therefore, is able to absorb the increasing catches made each year. Population growth, increasing per capita consumption, rising purchase power and greater consumer acceptance of shrimp products are pushing demand upward in the major shrimp markets. The demand for shrimp, for the next several years, will be greater than the expansion or development of new sources of supply and production during this time will find a ready market for quality shrimp. Most of the existing shrimp fisheries in the Indian Ocean region are potentially capable of withstanding added expansion at this time. -
MeetingReport of the Eleventh Session of the IOTC Working Party on Billfish 2013
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No results found.The Eleventh Session of the Indian Ocean Tu Commission?s (IOTC) Working Party on Billfish (WPB) was held in La Réunion, France, from 18 to 22 September 2013. A total of 24 (23 in 2012) participants attended the Session, including one invited expert, Dr. Humber Andrade, from the Universidade Federal Rural de Permbuco, Brazil. The meeting was opened on 18 September, 2013 by the Chair, Dr Jérôme Bourjea (La Réunion, France), who welcomed participants to La Réunion, France. Catch, Catch-and-effort, Size data The WPB RECOMMENDED that all CPCs assess and improve the status of catch-and-effort data for marlins (by species) and sailfish, noting that improvements to the data for the EU fleets and its provision to the IOTC Secretariat, would be most beneficial to the work of the WPB. (para. 25) Effect of piracy on billfish fisheries The WPB NOTED that, although no specific alysis of the impacts of piracy on fisheries in the Indian Ocean were presented at this meeting, paper IOTC–2013–WPB11–07 Re v_1 indicated that there has been a substantial displacement of catch (Fig. 1) and effort eastward (Fig. 2). Since 2004, annual catches have declined steadily, largely due to the continued decline in the number of active Taiwan,Chi longliners in the Indian Ocean (Fig. 3). In recent years, the proportion of fishing effort of the Japanese longline fleet sharply decreased in the north-western Indian Ocean (off the Somalia coastline), while fishing effort increased in the area south of 25°S, especia lly off western Australia. (para. 40) The WPB NOTED that the relative number of active longline vessels in the IOTC area of competence have declined substantially since 2008 (Fig. 3), and AGREED that this was likely due to the impact of piracy activities in the western Indian Ocean. Since 2011, there has been an increase in the relative number of active longline vessels in the Indian Ocean for Japan (68 in 2011 to 98 in 2012), Chi (10 in 2011 to 32 in 2012) and the Philippines (2 in 2011 to 14 i n 2012) (Fig. 3). (Para. 41) Pakistan gillnet fishery RECALLING IOTC Resolution 12/12 to prohibit the use of large-scale driftnets on the high seas in the IOTC area, paragraph 1, which states: “1. The use of large-scale driftnets on the high seas within the IOTC area of competence shall be prohibited.” “Large-scale driftnets” are defined as gillnets or other nets or a combition of nets that are more than 2.5 kilometers in length whose purpose is to enmesh, entrap, or entangle fish by drifting on the surface of, or in, the water column.”, the WPB RECOMMENDED that the SC note the findings of the study that gillnets in excess of the 2.5 km limit are being used by the gillnet fleets of Pakistan on the high seas, in contravention of Resolution 12/12. (para. 44) Revision of the WPB workplan The WPB RECOMMENDED that the SC consider and endorse the workplan and assessment schedule for the WPB for 2014, and tentatively for future years, as provided at Appendix XII and Appendix XIII, respectivel y. (para 192) Consolidated recommendations of the Eleventh Session of the Working Party on Billfish The WPB RECOMMENDED that the Scientific Committee consider the consolidated set of recommendations arising from WPB11, provided at Appendix XIV, as well as the magement advice provided in the draft resource stock status summary for each of the billfish species under the IOTC mandate: (para 205) o Black marlin (Makaira indica) – Appendix VII o Blue marlin (Makaira nigricans) – Appendix VIII o Strip ed marlin (Tetrapturus audax) – Appendix IX o Indo-Pacific sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) – Appendix X o Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) – Appendix XI ???????????????????A summary of the stock status for billfish species under the IOTC mandate is provided in Table 1.
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