7th - 16th June 2017
The National Fisheries Observer training is being conducted at the Fisheries office at Sopu from the 7th to the 16th of June. The training focuses mainly on the areas such as observer tuna data collection forms and data quality. Commercial tuna longline and purse seine gear are the two main fishing gears that are covered in the training.
16th & 17th May 2017
A 2 days workshop was held at the Ministry of Fisheries for reviewing of Special Management Areas (SMA) in Tonga conducted by the FAO and the Ministry of Fisheries on the 16th and 17th of May.
As the Honourable Minister for MAFFF, Hon. Semisi Tauelangi Fakahau mentioned in his opening speech regarding the SMA "This is very important and of course as you all know it is one of the most successful activities of the Ministry of Fisheries. It didn't just start but it started sometimes back then and with the Australian government as the initiative it started going, and we know up to now we know how successful this project is going."
