Mozambique To Become Major Tuna Exporter

Page 5 of the report below titled 'Making a splash as a major tuna exporter' is worth a read IMO.

'Did you know:
- Tuna is one of the most economically important fishery resources in the world and its demand has grown continuously over the last 30 years.
- Tuna represents more than 75% of the catches of oceanic species since 1983.
- The Indian Ocean contributed 24% of this production, representing the second most important place for tuna fishing in the world.
- The western zone of the Indian Ocean (including Mozambique) is responsible for about 80% of all tuna catches in the Indian Ocean.
- Mozambique has the 5th largest EEZ in the region after the island states that have large EEZs (Seychelles, Mauritius and Madagascar) and South Africa, but has been unable to benefit from this valuable resource due to the lack of a national fishing fleet.'

'Established in August 2013, Ematum - or the Mozambican Tuna Company as it is known in English - has invested $850 million  in 24 tuna fishing vessels and half a dozen support craft in a move that is expected to generate around $90 million a year in sales versus the current $1 million a year, according to Fisheries Minister Victor Borges.'

'The dynamic politician said a feasibility study calculates up to 23,000 tons of tuna a year could be caught by the fleet, creating thousands of jobs and boosting the nation's GDP.'

http://info.japantimes.co.jp/international-reports/pdf/20140923-GI_MOZAMBIQUE.pdf

Yet another part of the world where tuna will be overfished to the point of extinction. Japan can fund and source tuna from Mozambique for as long as their numbers in the wild last, but long-term where are they going to source them from?

CSS is looking good and getting better all the time in the long-term future as a sustainable supplier of SBT. Now, if only they could successfully breed them!