丰富的金枪鱼资源对于太平洋岛屿国家基里巴斯具有重要的经济意义，渔业资源对基里巴斯的收入、粮食安全和就业起到至关重要的作用，从金枪鱼资源中获取更多利益，是基里巴斯的一贯追求。随着大西洋金枪鱼资源的逐渐枯竭，欧盟开始从世界范围内进口金枪鱼以满足其巨大的消费需求，拥有丰富的金枪鱼资源的基里巴斯无疑是极具潜力的合作对象之一，双方先后三次签署渔业合作协议，在金枪鱼渔业方面开展合作。双方合作过程并非一帆风顺，其中时有摩擦。本文认为基里巴斯本土渔业工业的滞后使其在双方的渔业合作中处于相对不利的位置。从金枪鱼资源中获取更多收益，不仅需要合理利用在此地区存在的外部力量，而且需要发展本土渔业工业，从而改变仅仅握有单一渔业资源的不利境地。
Abundant tuna resources have important economic and political significance for Kiribati. Fishery resources play a major role in Kiribati’s income，food security and employment. It is Kiribati’s consistent pursuit to obtain more benefits from tuna resources. With the gradual depletion of Atlantic tuna resources，the European Union began to import tuna from all over the world，which has huge consumption demand. Kiribati，which has abundant tuna resources，is determined to be one of the potential cooperation partners. The two sides have signed fisheries cooperation agreements three times. The cooperation process between the two parties was not all smooth sailing. This article believes that the lagging of Kiribati’s local fishery industry puts it at a relatively disadvantageous position in the bilateral fishery cooperation.
