Philip Cass for Kaniva Tonga News | 6 December 2018
Tonga is exploring the possibility of deep sea mining.
However, there have been warnings that mining the seabed could cause environmental problems and could harm Tonga’s whale watching industry.
Paula Ma’u, CEO of the Ministry of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change and Communications, said eight ministries were developing a plan to sustain the ocean around the kingdom.
“We are still at the exploration stage only now as far as deep sea mining is concerned,” Ma’u said.
Read the full article here: Deep sea mining a possibility, but could harm tourist industry, warns ministry CEO.