Two men were today fined $2,400 pa'anga each for possession of 784 sea cucumbers, during the closed fishing season on March 10 earlier this year. The judge said that failure to pay would see them locked up for three-months in prison.
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Friday 20 August 2021
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Wednesday 25 November 2020
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Lord Chief Justice has awarded damages to a private business and its director, after ruling that Tongan Police officers and civil servants from the Ministry of Fisheries held an unlawful search for sea cucumbers, alleged to have been illegally harvested during the closed season. The police had acted on unreliable and inaccurate information and nothing was found during the search.
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Thursday 9 July 2020
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A search for missing sea cucumber diver Ualeni Pomana (20) continues in Tongatapu waters. He has been missing since Monday, July 6.
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Tuesday 30 April 2019
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Sione Latu Kiteau (45) who was convicted of possession of sea cucumbers during the closed season was fined $200 pa’anga to be paid within two-months.
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Thursday 15 May 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A decision by the Tongan Cabinet on March 29 to lift a moratorium on the harvesting and the exporting of sea cucumber will accelerate the depletion of Tonga's sea cucumber stock and kill the industry, according to fisheries experts.
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Wednesday 26 March 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The owner of a Chinese food Restaurant in Nuku'alofa was arrested and charged with the processing of sea-cucumbers without a license.
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Tuesday 30 October 2012
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The death of a Ha'apai sea cucumber diver this morning was the third death of a fisherman in Tonga in the last six days. The unidentified man is believed to have suffered from decompression after diving for sea cucumbers in Tungua yesterday.
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Thursday 20 September 2012
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
As the harvesting season for sea cucumbers draws to a close on September 30, a total of 10 licenses have been issued to local operators for export.
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Friday 3 August 2012
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga has reversed its decision to close the fishing of sea cucumbers for three years and re-opened in June with 10 licenses issued bringing the government some short term cash in licensing fees, but against the best advice of its fisheries experts who warn that closure is the best option for managing the sea cucumber stock sustainably.
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Thursday 24 May 2012
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga has closed the fishing of sea cucumbers for three years, starting this year to allow the stock to recover from overfishing and illegal fishing.
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