The losses were largely due to damaged fishing vessels ... were gone. "The reefs in Tonga were silent," the survey report found. Agriculture has proved a lifeline to Tongans facing empty waters ...

“Tonga is one of the most climate at-risk countries on earth ... Christopher Vaohea says a place for fishing boats to park is vital for his island’s thriving fishing community. A new dedicated wharf ...

Tonga has no strategic or mineral resources, and relies on agriculture, fishing and the money sent home by Tongans living abroad, many of them in New Zealand. Unemployment is high, particularly ...

After a powerful undersea volcanic eruption near the island nation of Tonga on Jan. 15, early reports gave an indication of the expanse of its destruction. Tonga, an archipelago in the Pacific ...