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Tunisia Telegraph: Two Millennia of Treachery What Are We Eating Today
The article discusses the history and current state of the tuna fishing and export sector in Tunisia. It highlights how Tunisia's relationship with tuna dates back over 2,800 years, since the founding of Carthage and its exploitation of the red tuna. The piece emphasizes the sector's economic importance, noting that Tunisia accounts for about 8% of the fishing activity in the Mediterranean Sea. The industry generates approximately 700 million dinars in annual revenues, with the majority of exports sent to Japan and the European Union. The report also reveals that Tunisians mainly consume imported canned tuna, which does not match the nutritional value of the original, locally caught tuna. Additionally, it points out that the fishing and production system is plagued by corruption and monopolization, with political authorities heavily involved in the allocation of fishing quotas and opaque support for the sector.
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