History of Tuna Conference

INFOFISH TUNA Trade Conference is a biennial event which was first held in 1986. The conference has always attracted major tuna players from all over the world and it is growing bigger each time. The last TUNA 2008 conference was attended by more than 600 delegates from 62 countries/territories representing all sectors of the global tuna industry: fishing operators, suppliers, exporters, importers, canners, buyers, agents, consultants, government officials, researchers, retailers, wholesalers, equipment suppliers etc.

The three-day conference takes a close look at the latest developments in the global and regional tuna industries covering a wide range of topics on resources, management, fishing, markets and marketing, products and quality developments, new technology, trade and food safety as well as environmental issues.

The previous TUNA Conferences were:

Tuna 1986- Bangkok, Thailand

Tuna 1991- Bali, Indonesia

Tuna 1993 - Bangkok, Thailand

Tuna 1995 - Manila, Philippines

Tuna 1997 - Bangkok, Thailand

Tuna 2000 - Bangkok, Thailand

Tuna 2002- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Tuna 2004 - Bangkok Thailand

Tuna 2006 - Bangkok, Thailand

Tuna 2008 - Bangkok, Thailand