Nuku’alofa – It is the only locally registered and owned tuna fishing company that is still operating in Tonga today. And despite the challenges the country and its tuna fishing industry has had to...
Iliesa Tora
Tonga tuna sector feeling the heat
Nuku’alofa – The Tonga tuna fishing industry is feeling the heat from challenges it has faced in the first four months of 2022, adding to the woes it has faced in the last five years. On 15 January...
WCPFC tuna fishery needs better management: Pew
Nuku’alofa – The Pew Charitable Trusts has called for better management of the tuna fisheries of the Western and Central Pacific Ocean. In a statement released to the 18th regular session of the...
Transhipment challenges in the WCPO
Not many Pacific Island women work on fishing vessels, but a young Fijian woman has found a way to support the work of fishers such as her brother and cousins so they can continue to make a living...
From the shoreline to the high seas: Esther Wozniak’s story
Esther Wozniak’s childhood experiences of growing up in a fishing family in Fiji have guided her as she has navigated her way through the challenges of life to become a key person in the work of...
More needs to be done to protect our oceans, says France-Oceania summit
Heads of state and regional representatives heard the announcement about a new South Pacific coastguard network to counter illegal fishing. NUKU’ALOFA: Pacific Island heads of states and fisheries...
Tonga Ocean Plan approved
Ohonua consultation - This was after the consultation on the Ocean Plan in Ohonua, 'Eua island in 2020, one of the many community consultations held around Tonga. Photo: Enviro News. NUKU’ALOFA: ...
Tonga launches marine atlas and meets protection promise
NUKU’ALOFA – The island kingdom of Tonga has reached its target of zoning 30% of its waters as marine protected area (MPA), meeting a government commitment made at the 2017 United Nations Ocean...
