Tuna 2010, the leading global conference and exhibition for the important and lucrative world tuna industry will be held in Bangkok for the eleventh time from May 20 to 22, 2010.
The dramatic changes facing the world-wide tuna industry make 2010 probably the most important Tuna Conference yet. With certain sub-species being allegedly overfished and others likely to be bolstered by full cycle farmed fish, the market situation is fascinating.
The usual and sometimes dramatic conflicts between fishermen and fish farmers and members of environmental NGOs seem sure to be more interesting than ever in 2010.
The overriding concern is that the world needs protein and that tuna provides a very desirable form of protein. The question then becomes how the industry can provide adequate supplies of tuna to consumers at mutually acceptable prices.
Of course, the difficult balancing act requires that sufficient tuna are left in the seas to breed and ensure the sustainability of the sector. At the same time, farmers and ranchers of tuna have to be able to produce their fish with minimal acceptable environmental impact.
There is a lot to discuss and there will be plenty of divergent views among the more than 700 delegates expected from all over the world. They will be drawn from catchers, processors, fish farmers, marketers, scientists, regulators and environmentalists.
A wide range of papers will ensure that the delegates think, discuss, network and develop solutions to the industry's problems. The high quality displays in the exhibition will give the delegates more to think about as well as some very definite, proven solutions to many of their problems.
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