Development and financing of fishery-related infrastructure

Abstract

Pacific Islands governments have expressed an interest in establishing tuna operating bases in order to induce homeporting of the distant-water fishing fleets operating in their respective exclusive economic zones. The purpose of this report is to evaluate the options available to island governments for development and financing of these facilities. While this report discusses major factors to be considered in development and financing of the tuna operating bases, the selection of the most appropriate ownership and management arrangements depends on site specific parameters, that is, they can be determined only when a specific base site is identified. This is the major function of the project's feasibility study.