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• 1. [Article] The Value Chain of Yellow Fin Tuna in Sri Lanka

  The fishing industry is particularly important for Sri Lankans for the domestic supply but there is also a small but growing export market for high value products. The potential for economic development ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: The Value Chain of Yellow Fin Tuna in Sri Lanka Author: Thordarson, Gunnar, Gestsson, Helgi, Knútsson, Ögmundur The fishing industry is particularly important for Sri Lankans for the domestic supply but there is also a small but growing export market for high value products. The potential for economic development lies there with yellowfin tuna as the most important specie. In this research the efficiency and productivity of the yellowfin tuna value chain in Sri Lanka was studied. The main method emphasis was on interviews with value chain actors (primary data) but secondary data analysis was also used when available. The lack of reliable secondary data from Sri Lanka fisheries made the use of primary data necessary. Interviews were conducted from late 2007 until July 2008. The conclusion is that two different value chains are characteristic for the Sri Lankan yellowfin tuna industry; the domestic market value chain and the export market value chain. The local market is highly regulated and price oriented with low emphasis on quality. The export market is characterized by demand for quality and high prices. It relies heavily on the landings of foreign vessels. Additional emphasis on the export market could increase revenues of the sector but for that structural changes are essential. The local vessels are generally too small and poorly equipped to meet the quality requirements of the export market. For the local fleet there are considerable opportunities for improving quality and reducing costs. Main obstacles are the lack of knowledge and unstructured flow of information between fishermen and processors/exporters, as well as the lack of trust between actors. Title: The Value Chain of Yellow Fin Tuna in Sri Lanka Author: Thordarson, Gunnar, Gestsson, Helgi, Knútsson, Ögmundur The fishing industry is particularly important for Sri Lankans for the domestic supply but there is also a small but growing export market for high value products. The potential for economic development lies there with yellowfin tuna as the most important specie. In this research the efficiency and productivity of the yellowfin tuna value chain in Sri Lanka was studied. The main method emphasis was on interviews with value chain actors (primary data) but secondary data analysis was also used when available. The lack of reliable secondary data from Sri Lanka fisheries made the use of primary data necessary. Interviews were conducted from late 2007 until July 2008. The conclusion is that two different value chains are characteristic for the Sri Lankan yellowfin tuna industry; the domestic market value chain and the export market value chain. The local market is highly regulated and price oriented with low emphasis on quality. The export market is characterized by demand for quality and high prices. It relies heavily on the landings of foreign vessels. Additional emphasis on the export market could increase revenues of the sector but for that structural changes are essential. The local vessels are generally too small and poorly equipped to meet the quality requirements of the export market. For the local fleet there are considerable opportunities for improving quality and reducing costs. Main obstacles are the lack of knowledge and unstructured flow of information between fishermen and processors/exporters, as well as the lack of trust between actors. Close

• 2. [Article] Cooperation for Sustainable Business Development – The Case of the Skipjack Tuna Value Chain in Nha Trang, Vietnam

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  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Cooperation for Sustainable Business Development – The Case of the Skipjack Tuna Value Chain in Nha Trang, Vietnam Author: Nguyen Thi, Kim Anh, Nguyen Ngoc, Duy Research Paper and Presentation Title: Cooperation for Sustainable Business Development – The Case of the Skipjack Tuna Value Chain in Nha Trang, Vietnam Author: Nguyen Thi, Kim Anh, Nguyen Ngoc, Duy Research Paper and Presentation Close

• 3. [Article] Cooperation for Sustainable Business Development – The Case of Value Chain of Skipjack Tuna in Vietnam

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  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Cooperation for Sustainable Business Development – The Case of Value Chain of Skipjack Tuna in Vietnam Author: Nguyen, Kimanh, Nguyen Ngoc, Duy Presentation Title: Cooperation for Sustainable Business Development – The Case of Value Chain of Skipjack Tuna in Vietnam Author: Nguyen, Kimanh, Nguyen Ngoc, Duy Presentation Close

• 4. [Article] Markets and Marketing of Fish and Fishery Products in Nigeria

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  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Markets and Marketing of Fish and Fishery Products in Nigeria Author: Cheke, Abiodun O. PDF of Poster Presentation Title: Markets and Marketing of Fish and Fishery Products in Nigeria Author: Cheke, Abiodun O. PDF of Poster Presentation Close

• 5. [Article] Investment and Development of Fishing Resources: A Real Options Approach

  The valuation of the opportunity to either invest or exploit a fishery is particularly difficult because of the high uncertainty concerning the resource price. The traditional net-present-value (NPV) and ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Investment and Development of Fishing Resources: A Real Options Approach Author: Murillas, Arantza Year: 2001 The valuation of the opportunity to either invest or exploit a fishery is particularly difficult because of the high uncertainty concerning the resource price. The traditional net-present-value (NPV) and other discounted-cash-flows (DCF) methods cannot properly capture the management's flexibility and strategic value aspects of a fishery, thus they may understate its value. The rationale for using an option-based approach to capital budgeting arises from its potential to conceptualize and quantify this flexibility, as new information arrives, to alter its operating strategy, to defer investments, to shut down (and restart) fishery development. Real Options valuation has traditionally been applied in the area of natural resource investments different from fishing resources. This paper presents a general bioeconomic model for the value of a fishery. It suffices to determine not only the value of the fishery when open and closed, but also the optimal policy for opening, closing and setting the harvest rate. Moreover, the paper turns to the valuation of a fishery investment opportunity and the optimal investment rule. The natural growth rate of fishing resource stock and the production function are those of the Schaefer model. Finally, results for the Pacific Yellowfin ~l~na are presented. Title: Investment and Development of Fishing Resources: A Real Options Approach Author: Murillas, Arantza Year: 2001 The valuation of the opportunity to either invest or exploit a fishery is particularly difficult because of the high uncertainty concerning the resource price. The traditional net-present-value (NPV) and other discounted-cash-flows (DCF) methods cannot properly capture the management's flexibility and strategic value aspects of a fishery, thus they may understate its value. The rationale for using an option-based approach to capital budgeting arises from its potential to conceptualize and quantify this flexibility, as new information arrives, to alter its operating strategy, to defer investments, to shut down (and restart) fishery development. Real Options valuation has traditionally been applied in the area of natural resource investments different from fishing resources. This paper presents a general bioeconomic model for the value of a fishery. It suffices to determine not only the value of the fishery when open and closed, but also the optimal policy for opening, closing and setting the harvest rate. Moreover, the paper turns to the valuation of a fishery investment opportunity and the optimal investment rule. The natural growth rate of fishing resource stock and the production function are those of the Schaefer model. Finally, results for the Pacific Yellowfin ~l~na are presented. Close

• 6. [Article] Ecological foot print of the postharvest losses in Tuna industry: A case of Sri Lanka

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  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Ecological foot print of the postharvest losses in Tuna industry: A case of Sri Lanka Author: Amaralal, Lalith, Jayasooriya, Niroshan, De Silva, Achini, Trondsen, Torbjorn presentation Title: Ecological foot print of the postharvest losses in Tuna industry: A case of Sri Lanka Author: Amaralal, Lalith, Jayasooriya, Niroshan, De Silva, Achini, Trondsen, Torbjorn presentation Close

• 7. [Article] An Economic Analysis of Low Value Species As An Alternative Nutritional Source In Strengthening Food Security In India

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  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: An Economic Analysis of Low Value Species As An Alternative Nutritional Source In Strengthening Food Security In India Author: Kodial, Harshini, Reddy, Muni Abstract only. Title: An Economic Analysis of Low Value Species As An Alternative Nutritional Source In Strengthening Food Security In India Author: Kodial, Harshini, Reddy, Muni Abstract only. Close

• 8. [Article] The Role of Fish-Markets in the Icelandic Value Chain of Cod

  The two main pillars of the Icelandic fishing industry are the large vertically integrated fishing companies and the SMEs, specialised in fishing, producing or marketing. In order to understand how they ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: The Role of Fish-Markets in the Icelandic Value Chain of Cod Author: Klemensson, Ólafur, Gestsson, Helgi, Knútsson, Ögmundur The two main pillars of the Icelandic fishing industry are the large vertically integrated fishing companies and the SMEs, specialised in fishing, producing or marketing. In order to understand how they are able to function side by side and at the same time secure a relatively high value added for the domestic part of the Icelandic value chain of cod, a closer look at the functions and operations of the Icelandic fish markets is needed. In the authors’ recent studies on structural changes in the fisheries value chain in Iceland from 1990 to 2007, six dissimilar main operational strategies were identified. Common to all of those was the need for an efficient use of the Icelandic fish markets. Three distinctive effects of fish markets were identified: firstly, specialisation, where large and small fisheries companies use the fish markets to swap or sell all other species than needed in their specialised production (usually to SMEs producers specializing in those species); secondly, to gain stability in sourcing, where companies source raw material from the fish markets and top-up when there is lack of certain species (or sizes) from the companies’ own boats and; thirdly, the market driven function or effect (market orientated value creation). To study this facilitating and supporting effect of fish markets on the on the progress of the Icelandic fisheries sector further, the focus is now the importance of fish markets from the time of their establishment in Iceland in 1987. The research is based on semi-structured and in-depth interviews with managers of a number of Icelandic fishing and processing companies and is a part of an ongoing research on the value chain structure and on organisational- and productivity changes in the Icelandic fisheries sector. Title: The Role of Fish-Markets in the Icelandic Value Chain of Cod Author: Klemensson, Ólafur, Gestsson, Helgi, Knútsson, Ögmundur The two main pillars of the Icelandic fishing industry are the large vertically integrated fishing companies and the SMEs, specialised in fishing, producing or marketing. In order to understand how they are able to function side by side and at the same time secure a relatively high value added for the domestic part of the Icelandic value chain of cod, a closer look at the functions and operations of the Icelandic fish markets is needed. In the authors’ recent studies on structural changes in the fisheries value chain in Iceland from 1990 to 2007, six dissimilar main operational strategies were identified. Common to all of those was the need for an efficient use of the Icelandic fish markets. Three distinctive effects of fish markets were identified: firstly, specialisation, where large and small fisheries companies use the fish markets to swap or sell all other species than needed in their specialised production (usually to SMEs producers specializing in those species); secondly, to gain stability in sourcing, where companies source raw material from the fish markets and top-up when there is lack of certain species (or sizes) from the companies’ own boats and; thirdly, the market driven function or effect (market orientated value creation). To study this facilitating and supporting effect of fish markets on the on the progress of the Icelandic fisheries sector further, the focus is now the importance of fish markets from the time of their establishment in Iceland in 1987. The research is based on semi-structured and in-depth interviews with managers of a number of Icelandic fishing and processing companies and is a part of an ongoing research on the value chain structure and on organisational- and productivity changes in the Icelandic fisheries sector. Close

• 9. [Article] A Value Chain Analysis of Fish Products: Case study from Pantar Island, Eastern Indonesia

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  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: A Value Chain Analysis of Fish Products: Case study from Pantar Island, Eastern Indonesia Author: Stacey, Natasha, Fitriana, Ria Presentation Title: A Value Chain Analysis of Fish Products: Case study from Pantar Island, Eastern Indonesia Author: Stacey, Natasha, Fitriana, Ria Presentation Close

• 10. [Article] Value Chain Analysis of the Artisanal Fisheries of the Ogun Waterside Area, Nigeria

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  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Value Chain Analysis of the Artisanal Fisheries of the Ogun Waterside Area, Nigeria Author: Saliu, Esther, Adeosun, Olubunmi, Ayanboye, Abolupe Oluyemi, Rafiu, Rasheedat Abidemi, Ajibade, Akinniyi Oyetunji presentation Title: Value Chain Analysis of the Artisanal Fisheries of the Ogun Waterside Area, Nigeria Author: Saliu, Esther, Adeosun, Olubunmi, Ayanboye, Abolupe Oluyemi, Rafiu, Rasheedat Abidemi, Ajibade, Akinniyi Oyetunji presentation Close