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...
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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...
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...
Tonga’s Ocean Plan set for 2021 start
NUKU’ALOFA – Tongan officials expect to take the country’s Ocean Plan to cabinet this year after the initial plan was postponed. Having had nation-wide consultations in 2018 and 2019,...
Laughing out loud: ‘Ana Finau Taholo
FFA’s Moana Voices series on women shaping the future of oceanic fisheries is edited, researched and produced by Lisa Williams. This interview for Moana Voices 2021 edition with ‘Ana Finau Taholo,...
Tonga Ocean Plan to help better manage tuna and marine resources
NUKU'ALOFA – There is no doubt that the Pacific’s ocean needs to be better managed so that respective countries in the region can gain the maximum benefits. This is something the Government of Tonga...
Tonga gets $US10 million grant for fisheries management
Photo: Francisco Blaha
Tuna industry body supports Tongan fishing industry
The Pacific Islands Tuna Industry Association (PITIA) stood up for the struggling Tongan fishing industry today when it urged the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC15) to make a...
Tonga pushes hard on its priorities at Tuna Commission meeting
Honolulu... It is Tonga’s sincerest wish that the Pacific tuna fishery remains sustainable The Hon. Minister of Fisheries Semisi Fakahau told the opening session of the Western and Central Pacific...
Pacific nations’ battle for economic survival: extracting maximum value from tuna resource while protecting the fishery
Economic benefits can come in different forms: royalty returns from selling fishing rights to foreign nations, and providing fish for the domestic market at a time when food security is an issue....
