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Tuna: Supply, Marketing & Sustainability (doc)
Phil Roberts presentation at the European Conference of Tuna Sept. 2008, Vigo, Spain

Towards A Sustainable Tuna Fishery (doc)
Phil Roberts on behalf of the Tri Marine Group, InfoFish, Bangkok, May 2008.

The Westpac Tuna Industry Needs Non Member State Reefer Carriers (doc)
Postion paper from Tri Marine opposing the Western and Central Tuna Commission effort to ban reefer carriers from the convention area if they are not flagged in one of the member countries of the convention.

Western and Central Pacific Purse Seine Capacity (doc)
Phil Roberts, Director of Operations, Tri Marine International, December 2005
If the growth of genuine domestic fleets is accompanied by strict capacity controls, the result will be a more sustainable resource, better market conditions, and increased returns to all stakeholders.

Preliminary Review of the Western and Central Pacific Ocean
Purse Seine Fishery 2004 (doc)
Secretariat of the Pacific Community, March 2005
A preliminary review of the 2004 Western and Central Pacific Ocean purse seiner fishery by the South Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency with observer and port sampling data for the period 2003-3004.

Tuna For Tomorrow? (pdf)
by Robert Gillett, December 2004
A summary, in non-technical terms, about tuna fishing and of what we know about tuna in the Pacific Islands, the health of this resource, and the major concerns for the future.

A Survey of Purse Seine Fishing Capacity in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (pdf)
by Robert Gillett and Antony Lewis, September 2003
Analysis of the carrying capacity for purse seiners in the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention (WCPFC).

The Western Central Pacific Purse Seine Fishery - Strategic issues (doc)
by Phil Roberts, Tri Marine
The biological and economic integrity of the Western Central Pacific fishery must be secured, and its value enhanced.

Past Developments and Future Options for Managing Tuna Fishing Capacity - Purse-seine Fleets (doc)
by James Joseph - 2003
Analysis and recommendations on tuna fishery management issues

Renato Curto II European Tuna Conference
TriMarine President, Renato Curto, spoke at the II European Tuna Conference in Vigo, Spain on September 19, 2001. He addressed important issues facing the global tuna industry.