Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Fisheries Division, Ministry of Agriculture & Food, Forestry and Fisheries, Government of the Kingdom of Tonga
Publication Place
Tonga
Physical Description:
38 p.
Call Number
[EL]
Relevant Countries
Tonga
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
36063
Legacy PEIN ID:
76066
General Notes
Available online
Available online
Subject Heading(s)
Marine aquarium - Tonga
Fishery management plan - Tonga
Abstract
The Government of Tonga began promoting reef resources for generating foreign revenue in the mid 1980s. These particular reef resources include small inedible1 fish, corals (soft and hard), invertebrates and live rocks (rubbles, dead rocks, aquarium rocks). The purpose of this fishery is aimed at ornamental or pets in aquaria and is not for human consumption. All fisheries fundamentally have substantial economic contribution. It follows that it also has social importance. The UNEP reported that between 1.5 to 2 million world wide keeps marine aquaria in their homes, schools, Research Institutions and in public aquaria. By global standards it is a multi million dollar trade with an estimated worth of US$200-300 million generated annually.
Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Fisheries Division, Ministry of Agriculture & Food, Forestry and Fisheries, Government of the Kingdom of Tonga
Publication Place
Tonga
Physical Description:
38 p.
Call Number
[EL]
Relevant Countries
Tonga
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
36063
Legacy PEIN ID:
76066
General Notes
Available online
Record Created: 15-Oct-2009
Record Modified: 22-Jul-2021