The Analysis of Taiwanese Seafood Products with Export Potential
Date Issued
2014
Date
2014
Author(s)
Chen, Yi-An
Abstract
When dealing with export promotion, the concerning authority anticipates that the limited resources which can foster the development of the exporting products could be exploited without careful screening. The seafood industry is not an exception. How to select Taiwanese seafood products with export potentials from numerous items of seafood is the primary researching question of this thesis. By means of the concept of composite indicators, this study constructs a mechanism using the Multiplicative Optimization Approach which can integrate the various information of measuring export potentials into a single indicator. Due to the plentiful items of seafood products, this study selected the top ten items as the targets according to their ranking in average gross export values during 2011 to 2013 and the completeness of their tariffs information. They are Bigeye tuna, Yellowfin tuna, frozen bonito, live Grouper, frozen Bigeye tuna, live Eels, frozen Albacore or Longfinned tunas, frozen Yellowfin tunas, frozen Tilapia, frozen Saury in order. If the ten items of seafood products are divided into three categories, which are high, medium, and low export potential, the high export potential category includes Bigeye tuna(fresh or chilled), Yellowfin tuna(fresh or chilled), and frozen bonito. All of these three seafood are produced through the method of pelagic fishing, and their exporting destination are Indonesia, Philippines, Peru, Fiji, Thailand, and China. Accordingly, the authority should concentrate on protecting the marine resources of the pelagic fishing from excessive exploitation. In the long run, how to transform the pelagic fishing industry into tuna aquaculture is also an important strategy to cope with the stock depletion problem.
Subjects
Export potential
Composite indicators
Benefit of doubt
Seafood products
International Trade Centre
SDGs
Type
thesis
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