Panamenian tuna purse seiner. (Photo: CIAT)
Kick-off symposium scheduled for unprecedented tuna research agreement
PANAMA
Monday, November 14, 2011, 05:40 (GMT + 9)
An opening symposium for the world-first tuna research agreement among Kinki University, the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) and the Republic of Panama has been planned to officially mark the beginning of the recent research agreement between Kinki University of Japan, IATTC and the Autoridad de los Recursos Acuáticos de Panama (ARAP). The event is scheduled for 17 November in Panama City, at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Auditorium.
In January 2011, the three parties signed the agreement to conduct comparative research of the early life history and reproductive biology of Pacific bluefin tuna and yellowfin tuna for purposes of the sustainable use of these two resources.
During the Symposium, a summary of the project and an introduction of the members from each research team will be presented, followed by addresses from the implementing agencies for the project, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) (for studies in Japan) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) (for studies in Panama).
The Japanese Ambassador to Panama will be one of the guests of honour and the Head of Kinki University’s Fisheries Laboratory, Professor Shigeru Miyashita, the General Administrator of ARAP, Ing Giovanni Lauri, and the Director of the IATTC, Dr Guillermo A Compeán will represent each participating institute.
The five-year study is being implemented under the Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development (SATREPS). Researchers have already begun preliminary trials both at Kinki University’s fisheries science laboratory in Japan and at the IATTC’s Achotines Laboratory in Panama.
The studies will be the first in the world to investigate important comparative aspects of the reproductive biology, genetics, and early life history of Pacific bluefin tuna and yellowfin tuna in order to improve the resource management of both species.
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