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Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption and tsunami 2022 – Damage and loss in the fisheries and aquaculture sector

DIEM-Impact report, November 2022

Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 36 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Booklet

ISBN 978-92-5-137423-8

To cite or share https://doi.org/10.4060/cc3614en

Synopsis (short abstract) The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai undersea volcano in the Kingdom of Tonga erupted on 15 January 2022 at 17.10 hours local time in a blast that was felt across the world. As a result of the eruption, the Government of Tonga declared a state of emergency on 16 January 2022. The eruption resulted in two events with potential impacts on agriculture livelihoods and all agriculture sub-sectors (crops, livestock, fisheries and aquaculture, and forestry): a volcanic ash cloud and a tsunami. The Ministry of Fisheries (MoF) in Tonga released an initial damage report on 1 February 2022, with a focus on damage to fisheries assets covering small-scale, tuna and snapper vessels, and their engines and gear. The total estimated damage for the fisheries and aquaculture sub-sector was TOP 10.85 million (USD 4.932 million). This report complements the MoF damage report, with an emphasis on associated losses in the fisheries and aquaculture sector as a result of the volcanic ash cloud and tsunami events.

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FAO. 2022. Tonga – Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption and tsunami 2022: Damage and loss in the fisheries and aquaculture sector: DIEM-Impact report, November 2022. Rome.

https://doi.org/10.4060/cc3614en

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