Tuna-Led Sustainable Development in the Pacific: WORKING PAPER

Researchers: Grafton, Quentin R (Author) ,  Parris, Hannah (Author)

Brief description This record describes, and links to a working paper published through the Economics and Environment Network at The Australian National University in Canberra. ***** The paper reviews the importance of tuna fisheries in the western and central Pacific Island Countries (PICs) and examines whether current and proposed economically focussed institutional mechanisms, that underpin tuna management, are sufficient to promote appropriate and long term tuna-led development. Substantial potential gains are shown to exist from co-operation in terms of tuna management, but it seems highly unlikely such benefits will be realised in the short or medium term despite the formation in 2004 of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission. Even if gains from co-operation were to be realised, without substantial improvements in the institutional quality and capacity of many PICs the tuna fisheries might still fail to sustain the regions long-term development. The studys implications are that the twin development priorities in the region should be support for social infrastructure, especially capacity building to increase the effectiveness of the public sector, and the promotion of co-operative approaches to ensure the sustainability and profitable use of the region's shared fishery resources.

Notes Credit
Funded by The Australian Research Council (ARC)

Notes Credit
Funded by The Bureau of Rural Sciences (BRS)

Notes Purpose
To evaluate some of the economic institutions of current tuna management practices to show how tuna resources might be used to improve development outcomes.

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