1 IOTC-2007-WPTT-23 09 th Session of the Working Party on Tropical Tunas – July 2007 Victoria, Seychelles 16-20 July 2007 The Maldivian Tuna Fishery – An Update M. Shiham Adam MARINE RESEARCH CENTRE Ministry of Fisheries, Agriculture and Marine Resources Malé, Republic of Maldives