It is said that the investment opportunities in tuna processing, fish farming, and boat building will be presented along with initiatives in resource management, such as the tuna tagging project of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission. According to the congress a sizable contingent of foreign participants is expected including businessmen, scientists and policy experts. This underscores the trans-national nature of the Pacific tuna and aquaculture industries, and the need to address their concerns jointly through various disciplines.
One session of the congress is said to focus on the Coral Triangle initiative to conserve marine resources in the western Pacific, including the tuna spawning grounds lying off the Philippines and Indonesia. The event is organized by Socsksargen Federation of Fishing and Allied Industries, Inc., whose members include purse seine and handline fishing groups, tuna canners, processors, and traders, and aquaculture producers.
It is told that the federation has advocated for a more competitive and sustainable tuna sector, and played a crucial role in turning what was once a small Mindanao industry into a force in international fisheries.
