TUNA 2010 - Just 30 days to go …

With barely a month to go, Tuna 2010 is gaining added momentum with the inclusion of Ernest Z. Bower from the Center of Strategic and International Studies (CSIS, USA). He will add to the already impressive line-up of speakers which includes industry heavy weights such as Chris Lischewski, the President & CEO of Bumble Bee Food LLC, USA.  Ernest Z. Bower, Senior Adviser and Director, Southeast Asia Programme, the Center of Strategic and International Studies (CSIS, USA) will deliver the keynote address on “The Seven Revolutions”, a thought provoking presentation that gives an interesting and lively outlook of the future of the world over the next 25-50 years. Mr. Bower is recognized as one of the world’s leading experts on economics, politics and business. Prior to joining CSIS, he has served as president of the US-ASEAN Business Council for a decade and has formed BrooksBowerAsia, specializing in South-East Asian business affairs.

It is interesting to note that this year’s Conference too is heading to be a mega event, expecting the participation of 700 delegates from 60 over countries and thousands of visitors to the exhibition. The conference cum exhibition is the 11th in the series of biennial global tuna industry events, jointly organized by INFOFISH and several other international and regional organizations.

Meanwhile, over 30 well-known key tuna industry leaders from all over the world too will address TUNA 2010 on challenges and issues faced by the industry in today increasingly competitive and volatile global tuna scenario (Speakers line-up). They will critically evaluate and examine various aspects of the industry, from resources to global market situation with a special focus on sustainability of the industry.

Full details of the conference programme and other information can be found at www.tunatradeconference.com

An exhibition of about 100 booths, organized by Baird Events, Australia, displaying latest worldwide tuna industry products and services will also be held in tandem with the conference. Details of the exhibition are available at www.bairdmaritime.com

TUNA 2010 gathers momentum with
Bangkok back in business!

It is good news to tourists and TUNA 2010 participants alike - Bangkok is back in business with tourists savoring bargains in shopping and tour packages.  TUNA 2010 too has gathered momentum with more new registrations coming in from all quarters of the globe.  The conference participants too would stand to benefit by the lower hotel tariffs extended by the venue hotel Centara Grand and perhaps other satellite hotels.

The conference programme is being enriched with the induction of several new speakers to focus on emerging issues/ trends in the tuna sector including the current tuna price hike and its impact.  So do not miss the upcoming global Conference & Exhibition.

DATES:    13-15 September 2010
VENUE:   Centara Grand & Bangkok Convention Centre
                  at CentralWorld, Bangkok

See you in Bangkok – tuna capital of the world !

INFOFISH
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
www.tunatradeconference.com
Tel: +603-2078 3466
Email:  info@infofish.org

TUNA 2010 BANGKOK

RESCHEDULED TO 13-15, SEPTEMBER 2010

Considering the situation prevailing in the vicinity of the conference venue in Bangkok and in consultation with Thai Authorities, we have decided to reschedule TUNA 2010 Conference and Exhibition to October 2010, latest. New dates will be notified shortly.

We regret any inconvenience caused as a result of the postponement

TUNA 2010 to guide global tuna industry into the new decade

It appears that the dawn of the new decade has ushered in an era of readjustment and consolidation in the global tuna industry with special focus on resource sustainability. A move by some European nations to put northern bluefin tuna under CITES List I, if successful, would result in a total trade ban of the species resulting in the collapse of the multi-billion dollar sashimi tuna trade. Even otherwise, many other developments are bound to affect the trade in high-valued tunas. ICCAT ‘s and CSSBT’s decision to reduce  quotas for northern bluefin and southern bluefin tunas respectively and the proposed  moratorium on bigeye tuna fishing in the western and central Pacific ocean will undoubtedly  reduce sashimi tuna supplies and much  affect the market.

Meanwhile stricter management measures are being mooted by the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO), the largest supplier of tuna to the global market. The ban on the deployment of FADs, fishing restrictions in some high sea areas and possible reduction in the number of fishing days could significantly affect the supply, and thus the price of tuna raw material for Asian canneries. The call by Pacific Island Countries (PIC), which provide more than 50% of global tuna landings, for a respectable return for their tuna resources, and the proposed creation of a “tuna cartel”, could  significantly change the landscape of the global tuna industry.

The above developments and the rapidly changing tuna business environment will be discussed by industry leaders, marketing and technical experts at TUNA 2010 Bangkok, 13-15 September, 2010. The speaker line up would also include representatives of Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs), NGOs and governmental policy makers.  Chairpersons Christopher Lischewski (President and CEO of Bumble Bee), Henk Brus (Managing Director, Atuna) and Chanint Chalisarapong (Vice President, Sea Value, Thailand and Chairman, Tuna Processors’ Group, TFPA) will be joined by a host of distinguished speakers from industry including Eric Landheer , Head of NASDAQ, OMX Group Asia Pacific, who will discuss the challenges faced by the sector in the current economic scenario.

Other speakers include Alejandro Anganuzzi (IOTC); John Hampton (South Pacific Commission); Guillermo Campean Jimenez  (IATTC); Susan Jackson (International Seafood Sustainability Foundation); Julio Moron (Secretary, WTPO); Helga Josupeit (Food and Agriculture Organization); Anthony Vuoso (Vice President, Tri Marine International); Amornphan Aramwattanond (Director, Sea value, Thailand); Don Binotto (President, Starkist, USA); Sam Grossman  (Marumi Products, USA) ; Lorna Buchanan (Clover Leaf Seafood, Canada) and Adolfo Valsecchi (CEO, MW Brand, France).

The controversial EU-IUU regulation will be discussed by Luis Molledo from DG of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (MARE) of the EU Commission. He will review the implementation and impacts of the regulation to the tuna exporting countries. Others who will address the conference are Dario Chemerinski  (Calvo Group Brazil); Fatima Ferdouse  (INFOFISH); Ziad Abdel Rahim (Gulf Seafood Industry, UAE); Phil Knight (New Zealand); Mark Berman (Earth Island Institute); Paolo Bray (Friend of the Sea); Bill Holden (Marine Stewardship Council) and Gerard Roessink (The Netherlands) and several special guests including senior policy makers from leading tuna trading nations.

Details of the conference are available at