Philippine tuna fisheries : yellowfin and skipjack / Virginia L. Aprieto.

First printing, 1995.
Second printing, 2011.

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents: Chapter 1 Introduction. -- p.1 Tuna and Tuna-like Fisheries: The World Situation -- p. 11 An Overview of Philippine Fisheries. -- p. 20 Chapter 2 Biology of Philippine Tuna -- p. 20. Major Species -- p. 29 Stock Clarification -- p. 36 Distribution, Growth, and Migration -- p. 53 Spawning and Recruitment -- p. 57 Food and Feeding -- p. 61 Chapter 3 The Philippine Tuna Fisheries -- p. 61 Early Development -- p. 64 Tuna Fishing Gears -- p. 66 Tuna Fishing Boats. -- p. 84 The Commercial Tuna Fishing Fleet -- p. 84 The Municipal Tuna Fishing Fleet -- p. 85 Tuna Production -- p. 91 Tuna Fishing Grounds and Geographic and Seasonal Abundance -- p. 97 Apparent Trends in Catch per Unit of Effort -- p. 101 Tuna Fishing with Payao -- p. 116 Chapter 4 Socioeconomic Aspects. -- p. 116 General Santos City, Tuna Capital of the Philippines -- p. 126 Tuna Fishing in International Waters -- p. 135 Tuna Utilization -- p. 138 Tuna Fisheries Business Arrangements -- p. 147 Philippine Tuna Exports and Imports -- p. 149 The Philippine Tuna Producers and Exporters Association -- p. 152 Chapter 5. National Tuna Fisheries Development and Management -- p. 152 Overview of Philippine Fisheries Management. -- p. 152 Tuna Research Program -- p. 161 Tuna, an Unregulated Fishery -- p. 164 Major Issues and Problems of the Tuna Fishing Industry -- p. 168 Recommendations and Suggested Specific Projects -- p. 171 Chapter 6. International and Regional Tuna Fisheries Management Effort -- p. 171 The Law of the Sea: Challenges and Responsibilities for the Philippine Tuna Fisheries -- p. 178 Boundary Delimitation: Fisheries Conflicts. -- p. 180 Foreign Fishing Operations in Philippine Waters -- p. 184 Prospects for a Regional Tuna Fisheries Management Arrangement in Southeast Asia -- p. 186 Tuna Fisheries Commissions -- p. 191 Indo-Pacific Tuna Management Efforts -- p. 192 Southeast Asian Situation on Tuna Fisheries Management Arrangement

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