Tonga signs Pacific Islands Year of the Whale Declaration 2016/17 Featured
7 April, 2017. Eleven (11) countries signed the “Pacific Islands Year of the Whale Declaration 2016/17” to mark the end of the Whales in a Changing Ocean Conference this afternoon at Tanoa International Dateline Hotel, Nuku’alofa.
Countries that signed the declaration included Tonga, Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Tuvalu, Palau, Fiji, Tokelau, Cook Islands, Samoa and Papua New Guinea.
The Minister for Agriculture, Food, Forestry and Fisheries, Hon. Semisi Fakahau signed the Declaration on behalf of the Government of Tonga while Samoa’s Deputy Prime Minister Hon Fiame Mataafa signed on behalf of her nation and Cook Islands Minister for Environment Hon Kiriau Tuperu for Cook Islands.
The rest of the signatories were Senior Government Officials who signed the new declaration on behalf of their respective countries.
The declaration amongst other issues:
Recognize that lost and abandoned fishing gear is one of the greatest harmful forms of marine debris for whales. Prompt action is needed to prevent and reduce marine pollution.
commend SPREP’s commitment to formulate a Whale and Dolphin Action Plan 2018 – 2023 as the basis of the conservation activities.
Request specialists who attended the conference to work with SPREP to draft a Whale and Dolphin Action Plan for review and authorization at SPREP’s Annual Meeting in September this year.
The declaration will remain open for signature until December 31, 2017.
-MEIDECC
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Malo sii Tonga moe Pasifiki e feinga malohi ke ''ai ha tau ''oe tofuaa moe tolofinii.Kuo tau lava nai o fakakaukau koe ha oku ikai ai ke lava a e ngaahi fonua lalahi o mamaniï (UN,EU,hoko atu e koe) ke taofi e kii fonua ko Siapani mei hono toutai o e fanga ika ni.
Vakaii fakalelei pe naa oku ngaohi ai ha faahinga faitoo pe mea tokoni ia oku nau lolotonga fetakai kinautolu hono ngaueakii mo hono kaii o nau moui lelei ai nautolu kae nafu aki kitautolu ia e ngaahi koloa oku ne fakatupu e NCD moe ha fua pea toki teke mai ke tau tuu mua hono feingai ke taofi hono tamatei e ika ni.
Kou fokotuu atu, kapau ko etau lotu mooni ia ne ngaohi e Sihova a mamani o tuku mai pea tau fakaaongai ene fakatupu, tau fakangofua hono mau meatokoni mei he ikai ni he koia pe tene toki faka auha mei he mamani ko enii ene fakatupuu.Koe ngaahi savea moe lipooti oku omai ketau hanganoa aii koe poto pe ia o e tangata ka koe ha ene lauu...koe ngata e tangata ko hono ha ia.....Tonga oku afio hifo a Sihova ki heetau malualoii.....koe fokotuu fakakaukau pe.