This is rather old news but,
Full tuna cultivation draws attention
The depletion and conservation of tuna resources are a global concern. At a joint conference in Kobe, the world's five tuna resource management organizations adopted an action guideline on Jan. 26 in a bid to restore the shrinking tuna community. Subsequently, it was agreed at a meeting of the International Commission for Conservation of Atlantic Tunas(ICCAT) held in Tokyo later to reduce the fishing quotas for East Atlantic bluefin tuna of Japan and other major tuna-consuming nations by 23.2% over the next four years.
While the sustained use of tuna resources is being threatened, attention has been drawn to the'complete cultivation'of bluefin tuna in which Kinki University's Fisheries Laboratory succeeded for the first time in the world in 2002. Complete cultivation refers to the technology to complete the cycle of artificially hatched fish being bred, reaching adulthood and spawning eggs. Its damage on tuna resources is lighter than tuna farming, which requires the harvesting of baby fish.
In an effort to put the technology into business, Kinki University has established a venture business, shipping tuna to a well-known Tokyo department store at the rate of one fish a month. It will also participate in the Japan International Seafood & Technology Expo in Osaka (Feb. 21-22) to introduce the fish to people in the fishery and restaurant industries. It also plans to sell the technology to tuna farmers in Australia, the Mediterranean and Mexico.
For inquiries, please contact Fisheries Laboratory of Kinki University (Tel: 0739-42-2625) URL:
http://www.za.ztv.ne.jp/vm4k4stx/index.html
Shipment of the fry for cultivation of completely cultured bluefin tuna - the world's first achievement