Tokelau

General information
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Tokelau

Country Population
1,497
Country Population Year
2022
EEZ Area (km²)
290,000
Coastal subsistence harvest value
1,050,000 NZD (2021)
Coastal commercial harvest value
140,000 NZD (2014) ; 0 NZD (2021)
Estimates of fish product consumption
119.4 kg/pers/year
Top cover image: © Jacob Appelbaum

 

Overview of CBFM

CBFM site-based coverage

Map of Tokelau
*CBFM active site: a defined managed area which has had recorded activity over the previous three years.
3 Coastal communities in total
3 Coastal communities covered by CBFM
3 CBFM sites active*
Community unit: villages.

Traditional and villages rules

In Tokelau, traditional and village rules are used for fisheries management. There are three main villages, each of which can make rules for its own coastal fishery, impose charges and prescribe criminal offences for non-compliance. Each village is governed by a council of elders, or taupulega. 

 

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Image: © Jacob Appelbaum

Each village can regulate its own fishery under the Tokelau Village Incorporation Regulations 1986. In addition, Village Incorporation Regulations 1986 recognise three customary officials - the Faipule, Pulenuku and Failautuhi - as village officers.

 

For further detailed information, visit the legal profile page for Tokelau on Reeflex.

Main contact(s)

Feleti Tulafono

Tokelau
Fisheries Management Agency (FMA)
[email protected]

Associated websites

References

CBFM site-based coverage references