Tuna Fishing/ Japanese Market

[JDOhio]

Hello, all.

Brand new to the site. The only fishing I have done is Bass, Perch and Catfish here in Ohio, Walleye and Pike in Canada.

What I am trying to learn, though, is the Tuna trade via Japan.

Does anyone here have any idea how to get started? I'm sure I could get a boat financed and learn how to fish for Tuna, but what I am specifically interested in is the commercial procedure for catching the fish, transporting it, and selling it in a foreign market like Japan.

If anyone here has any knowledge of this I would really appreciate any help you could provide.

Thanks.

JD

[PlaynHooky]

I am not sure why , except for being money hungry and unpatriotic, you would want to be involved with a trade of any sort with traders and thieves like the Japanese, nothing against the Japenese people in general, but the Japanese fishing fleets are SERIOUS rule breakers and well known for being the PIRATES of the tuna fishery.....

[PlaynHooky]

dup post sorry

[JDOhio]

Uh... ok?

The Japanese eat close to 1/5th of the world's fish market. As such, there is incredible demand over there, as well as incredible profit to be made both here and there.

[PlaynHooky]

Hmmmmm....ok..... Now why didn't I think of that????

[JoeDodd]

I don't see how you can call him unpatriotic for wanting to get in on what thousands of commercial tuna fishermen have cashed in on over the years. I am not saying it is right or wrong but that it can hardly be a gauge one's patriotism.
Some are just sport fishing Captains that periodically catch a tuna worth shipping to the Japanese and they are far from unpatriotic.
And I wouldn't call them money hungry either. Many of the Captains I know are in a tough business and operate on a shoe string budget.

With fuel bills going through the roof I don't begrudge any Captain that may want to be God Forbid, so unpatriotic as to sell a fish to the Japanese.

JDOhio - Have you searched Google for terms like Commercial tuna fishing, etc?

[PlaynHooky]

Oh that's right , I forgot....we live in America, it is ok to do business with criminals......Is this someone you would want to do business with??? IMHO it's like saying the guy that buys a small bag of pot is not part of the big drug issue......


I have nothing against you or anyone else making an honest dollar...........

[JDOhio]

Yeah, JoeDodd, I have Googled the heck out of it the last few weeks. A lot of general information that really doesn't get me anywhere as far as specifics go. I suppose I need to hear from someone who has dealt directly with this particular market and process.

[robalo]

[PlaynHooky]

Wow...that post was from like 3 months ago.....yikes ......The tuna industry is very honorable, but keep the business and money here where it belongs.....

[robalo]

[PlaynHooky]

Thanks for the info Robalo. I am very pro America and pro fishing......I realize even some fishermen even in America get a bum wrap with out deserving it......BUT the Japanese have earned their bum wrap .......not all of them but......A LOT of them........

[robalo]

Be that a fact that much of Japanese business is warfare to them; it is much preferred than an Imperial Army kicking our butts, and an Imperial Navy siezeing the Pacific. . I got me two Toyotas and that`s all I need to know about Japan`s capabilities



The Japanese Challenge Nippon about to round the t
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