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Sea cucumbers in danger of depletion again Nuku'alofa, Tonga: Tongan fisheries officials fear that a new extension to the sea cucumber harvesting season and an increase in licences is going to drive the resource back a decade, when it was overfished to the point of depletion. 24 Nov 2009, 19:49
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17 fishing licenses for sea cucumbers Nuku'alofa, Tonga: Seventeen licenses have been issued to sea cucumbers operators to fish, process and export dried beche-de-mers from Tonga for the 2009 season, which runs from April 1 until the end of September. 11 Jun 2009, 18:27
Five licences were issued last week to sea cucumber operators to fish and to export sea cucumber from Tonga for the 2009 season, which runs from April 1 until the end of September. 11 May 2009, 16:15
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Sea cucumbers export quotas not decided Nuku'alofa, Tonga: Although Tonga's six month fishing season for sea cucumbers opened on April 1, the quota for this year's export harvest has not been set and licenses have not been issued to operators. 06 May 2009, 17:55
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Waste of fish cargo could be avoided in future, say exporters Nuku'alofa, Tonga: A sulphuric mix of Tonga's sabbatical laws and last week's volcanic eruption on Hunga Ha'apai that led to the cancellation of Saturday evening's Air New Zealand 767 flight into Fua'amotu International Airport, is causing headaches for Tongan fish exporters who had perishable cargo destined for the USA and Japan. 26 Mar 2009, 21:12
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Fishermen pay $500,000 penalty for illegal fishing in Tongan waters Nuku'alofa, Tonga: Tonga has successfully received a payment of $500,000 pa'anga from the owners of the Taiwanese fishing vessel FV Chu Huai No. 638 that was prosecuted for illegal fishing in Tongan waters in January. 18 Dec 2008, 11:23
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