Assessment of eco-labelling schemes for Pacific tuna fisheries

Developments in fisheries governance in recent decades—notably the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and its implementing agreements—have established a framework of principles, standards, institutions and regulations that is broader and more complex than traditional fisheries management, which has generally focused on individual target species. As this framework has evolved, a number of seafood eco-labelling schemes have also developed. These schemes aim to identify well-managed fisheries and give competitive advantage to their products, thus translating the environmental awareness of consumers into direct support for sustainable fishing practices. This paper evaluates a number of these schemes in the context of international fisheries governance principles and considers the conservation benefits that may result from sustainability certification of Pacific tuna fisheries. The paper briefly summarises developments in eco-labeling of Pacific tuna fisheries in relation to the evolution of fisheries management, where focus has shifted from the maximum sustainable yield of individual tuna species to ecosystem-based approaches that directly consider the broader environmental impacts of fishing. The paper discusses two different ‘Dolphin Safe’ eco-labels, the third-party scheme of the Earth Island Institute and the intergovernmental scheme of the Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Program, and two broader eco-labels offering sustainability certification of fisheries, ‘Friend of the Sea’ and the ‘Marine Stewardship Council’. The role played by seafood-industry associations with sustainability claims, such as the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation, is also considered.     

The irony and the exclusivity of Atlantic bluefin tuna management

The eastern stock of Atlantic bluefin tuna (thunnus thynnus) was recently nominated for protection under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna (CITES). That nomination failed, which leaves management of the heavily overfished stock in the hands of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT). This paper reviews the history of ICCAT management of Atlantic bluefin tuna to show that (1) early elimination of competitive forces prevented agreement on management in keeping with scientific advice, resulting in the steep decline of the stock, (2) even just the threat of a CITES listing can provide temporary impetus for marked improvement in ICCAT management, and (3) long-term sustainable management by ICCAT will require continued economic and political pressure.     

瓦努阿图周边海域长鳍金枪鱼渔场分布及其与表温关系

海表温(SST)是影响渔场的重要环境因子.根据2008年我国冰鲜金枪鱼延绳钓船在瓦努阿图周边海域的生产统计数据,结合卫星遥感获得的SST资料,分析了长鳍金枪鱼各月渔场时空分布及其与SST的关系.K-S检验表明,长鳍金枪鱼渔场形成与SST关系密切.     

酶解法提取鱼油的工艺参数优化

利用蛋白酶酶解法从黄鳍金枪鱼(Thunnus albacares)加工的下脚料———鱼头中提取鱼油。以鱼油提取率和感官特征为指标,通过正交优化实验设计,获得了胰蛋白酶提取鱼油的最佳酶解工艺参数:酶解温度45℃,酶添加量1.5%,料液质量比1∶1,酶解时间4 h,酶解pH 8。在该条件下,鱼油的提取率为4.34%,理化指标除过氧化值外均达到SC/T3502-2000的粗鱼油二级标准,多不饱和脂肪酸总含量高达38.47%,其中DHA和EPA的含量分别为23.63%和4.84%。     

基于海表温度和海面高度的东太平洋大眼金枪鱼渔场预测

开展东太平洋大眼金枪鱼(Thunnus obesus)渔场预报技术研究,建立基于多环境因子渔场预报模型,将对该资源的高效开发和利用具有重要的意义。作者根据2009~2011年东太平洋海域(20°N~35°S、85°W~155°W)延绳钓生产统计数据,结合海洋遥感获得的表温(SST)和海面高度(SSH)的数据,运用一元非线性回归方法,以渔获量为适应性指数,按季度分别建立了基于SST和SSH的大眼金枪鱼栖息地适应性指数,采用算术平均法获得基于SST和SSH环境因子的栖息地指数综合模型,并用2012年各月实际作业渔场进行验证。研究结果显示,大眼金枪鱼渔场多分布在SST为24~29℃、SSH为0.4~0.8 m的海域。指数模型较好地拟合了因子适应性曲线(P0.05)。基于栖息地指数的2012年大眼金枪鱼中心渔场预报准确性平均达63%,可为金枪鱼延绳钓渔船寻找中心渔场提供指导。     

金枪鱼油的精炼工艺对脂肪酸组成的影响

粗鱼油通过精炼可以除去非甘油三酯杂质成分，研究表明黄鳍金枪鱼鱼油精炼的工艺参数为：800g，L的H3PO4脱胶，添加量为油量的1％（体积分数）；300g／L的Na0H脱酸，添加量为油量的2％（体积分数）；活性土脱色。添加量为油量的10％（质量分数）；85℃下减压蒸馏脱臭15min。经过精炼，鱼油呈淡黄色，澄清透明，有淡鱼腥昧，理化指标达到鱼油SC/T3502—2000标准的精制鱼油一级要求，精制鱼油中PUFA的总含量（w）达37．06％，DHA和EPA含量（w）分别为25．10％和4．45％。     

Specific accumulation of persistent organochlorines in bluefin tuna collected from Japanese coastal waters

Concentrations of persistent organochlorines (OCs) such as PCBs, DDTs, chlordanes (CHLs), HCHs and HCB were determined in the liver of bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) collected from Japanese coastal waters in order to elucidate accumulation profiles and to evaluate the suitability of this species as a biomonitor for pollution in the open sea ecosystem. Concentrations of PCBs, DDTs and CHLs in bluefin tuna increased significantly with body length (30–190 cm). HCHs and HCB residues were comparable among all the sampling regions, and the levels of these chemicals did not show correlation with body length. These results suggest significance of dietary uptake of PCBs, DDTs and CHLs compared to the intake via the gill. On the other hand, equilibrium partitioning with ambient water is a major determinant of the levels of HCHs and HCB in tuna. Body-length normalized values (BLNV) of PCBs, DDTs and CHLs concentrations in bluefin tuna were calculated using the linear regression equation obtained from the plot of concentrations and body length. BLNV of these chemicals on a lipid wt basis, which was adjusted for 100 cm body length, were indicative of the present state water pollution by PCBs, DDTs and CHLs. These results suggest that bluefin tuna is a suitable bioindicator for monitoring OCs contamination in the open sea ecosystem.     

中西太平洋金枪鱼围网渔场聚类及其原因分析

本文根据1995-2010年我国中西太平洋金枪鱼围网生产统计数据,按年和月不同时间空间分辨率对金枪鱼围网渔场进行聚类分析,划定不同渔场类型;同时结合海表温度（SST）及Niño3.4区指数,探讨其渔场类型形成的原因。研究表明,在月为时间尺度下气候异常事件（El Niño和La Niña事件）发生频次与渔场聚类结果类别相关联,在1-12月发生气候异常事件频数分布可划分为以下几个阶段:1-3月、4-6、7-9月、10-12月,与月时间尺度下金枪鱼围网中心渔场4种聚类结果的时间范围具有一致性。通过渔场重心聚类结果和El Niño和La Niña事件分类统计对比发现,在年时间尺度下,气候异常事件的类型与聚类结果相关联,聚类结果同一类别包含的年份发生的气候异常事件具有一致性,即在同一类别下1995年、1997年为强El Niño年;1998年、2007、年、2009年为正常年份;2010年为强La Niña年;1999年、2000年、2001年为La Niña年;1996年、2008年为La Niña年;2002年、2004年为El Niño年。研究认为,中心渔场的年际聚类变化与El Niño、La Niña事件的发生分布具有很强的相关性,因此可以利用El Niño、La Niña指标来预测渔场的年间和月份间的变化。     

应用贝叶斯方法对有效信息较少的渔业资源进行资源评估-以印度洋长鳍金枪鱼的资源评估为例

众所周知,对有效信息较少的渔业资源进行资源评估面临很大的挑战,而贝叶斯方法在数据数量较少、质量较差的情况下能利用其它种群高质量的数据或已知的先验信息提高资源评估结果的可靠性。由于印度洋长鳍金枪鱼的数据质量较差而数据量有限,长鳍金枪鱼的资源评估结果存在很大的不确定性,为此,本文以印度洋长鳍金枪鱼的资源评估为例,以调查贝叶斯方法在有效信息较少的资源评估中的优势。本文根据不同的先验假设与捕捞数据系列,共构建了8个贝叶斯动态产量模型,以评估长鳍金枪鱼资源。结果表明:(1)分析参数的后验分布能提高捕捞数据系列选择与参数假设的合理性; (2) 利用种群统计学方法为内禀增长率(r)构建有信息先验,能提高资源评估结果的可靠性。与传统方法相比,当基于贝叶斯框架时,能将已知的知识表示为先验信息并能分析参数的后验分布,从而在数据较少或数据质量较差的情况下,能利用各种信息提高参数估计的合理性与资源评估的可靠性。因此,对数据量较少或数据质量较差情况下的渔业资源评估而言,贝叶斯方法非常有效,如本文所示的印度洋长鳍金枪鱼的资源评估。     

太平洋延绳钓长鳍金枪鱼及渔场水温分析

根据收集到的渔获量数据、海水表层温度数据及有关文献资料,应用GIS技术对太平洋长鳍金枪鱼延绳钓渔业进行定量和定性综合分析。结果表明:太平洋延绳钓长鳍金枪鱼渔场分布范围广泛,具纬向分布特征,集中分布在30°N线附近的西北太平洋海域和~40°S之间的西南太平洋海域。对渔获产量同海表温度的分月统计显示:太平洋长鳍金枪鱼渔场最适月平均表层水温约28~29℃,渔场出现频次为偏态分布型。文中结合有关文献综合讨论了海表温度、溶解氧含量、海流等环境因子与金枪鱼渔场分布和形成机制的关系。