Tonga is a favourite breeding ground for Humpback Whales, with whale watching now part of the annual tourism calendar.
Committee Chairman Paula Ma’u led the discussions, with the committee membership including representatives from the Ministry of Tourism, the Ministry of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Climate Change and Communications (MEIDECC), Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Forests and Fisheries (MAFFF) and the Ministry of Lands and Mineral Resources.