Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) : annual reports: 1996, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2008-9

One of the major challenges for the fisheries sector across the globe will be managing the effects of the global economic crisis. The fisheries sector in the Pacific islands region will, like others around the world, be impacted by the global downturn. On the demands side one can expect that the there will be a weakening in demand for high value product such as sashimi grade tuna. A second impact might be that businesses will find it harder to obtain finance for investments in the tuna fishery. Much of what might occur will be outside the control of FFA, but there is a role to play in advising governments how best to respond to the situation