EUROPEAN TUNA CONFERENCE 2009

The Conference, which was held on April 27th, was attended by about 200 participants from 44 countries. Among participants were visitors from most European nations, as well from North America, South America, Micronesia, Africa, Asia and Australia.

Participants are active in the following fields within the tuna community:

• Tuna Farming
• Venture Capitol Investers
• Food Processing
• Marketing Research
• Tuna Fishing
• Tuna Trading
• Retailing / Supermarkets
• Tuna Processing / Canning
• Tuna Loining
• Super Frozen Tuna
• Governmental Organizations
• NGO's (Environmental Groups)
• Tuna Distributors / Import & Export
• Marine Researchers
• Tuna Canning Equipments
• Tuna Packaging
• Logistics / Shipping
• Tuna Brokers & Agents

The European Tuna Conference Brussels 2009 was designed to bring together professionals from all parts of the global tuna business and present the latest developments and innovations in the ever changing EURO 5.3 billion European tuna market.

The event, which took place in Brussels, the capital of the European Union, on Monday April 27th 2009, one day before the European Seafood Exposition (ESE), was organized by Atuna.com in cooperation with Infofish. It was held in the Conference Center of the Sheraton Brussels Hotel & Towers, in the heart of Brussels, the capital of the European Union.

There were great expert presentations and participate in discussions on topics such as:

• The status of the global tuna supply
• The development of each tuna species: Skipjack, Yellowfin, Bluefin, Bigeye, and Albacore
• What changes in EU import duties and quota's can be we expect?
• What is driving Europe's consumers’ ever-growing appetite for tuna
• Where you can create more added value in your tuna busines
• Will Tuna management organizations be able to create a sustainable tuna business?
• Expected impact of shorter supply and higher energy prices on future tuna prices  
  
• Latest innovations in packaging of fresh and frozen tuna
• What will re-place Smoked tuna, now it is completely banned in the EU?
• The "Green” trend in the European retail sector, how to deal with eco-labeling
• The state of the tuna farming in Europe; and the future of the sector
• and more

The European Tuna Conference was experienced by most visitors as an excellent networking event, in preparation for the ESE show –the world's largest seafood show- which started the next day, and lasted for 3 days.

Atuna.com Team

For more information about Atuna: www.atuna.com
For more information about InfoFish: www.infofish.org

To obtain more information on this conference, please contact:
Conchita Sierra
Conference Coordinator
Oosterhout, The Netherlands
Tel.: +31 162 435266
Mobile: +31 630330208
Fax: +31 162 430525
Email: support@EuropeanTunaConference.com
www.atuna.com

For more information please contact: support@EuropeanTunaConference.com