Australian Southern Bluefin Tuna Association chief executive Brian Jeffriess said the fishery was still feeling the effects of large over-catches between 1986 and 2006 but industry experts expect it to have recovered by 2013.

The meetings this month in Korea discussed the major challenge the industry faces, which is to ensure over-catching has ceased and does not re-start.

To achieve this, Mr Jeffriess said the Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna has focussed heavily on new enforcement measures.

"For example, from January 2010, every fish has to be tagged at harvest with each fish having its own individual number," he said.

"This tag would also be backed up by documents for each fish showing the date of harvest, weight and length."

The Korean meetings involved industry representatives from Australia, Japan and New Zealand.