A new Tongan business in the Sunshine State, Queensland, Australia has begun importing seafood from Tonga.
Pacific Sunrise Fishing Brisbane started the business to offer high-quality fish from the kingdom to customers in both Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast.
The business was owned and operated by Tongan entrepeneur, Kristian Palu.
The supply came from Pacific Sunrise Fishing Tonga which was operated by Eddie and Rosemarie Palu at Tu‘imatamoana Wharf in Nuku‘alofa. The Tongan supplier has been supplying the Kingdom and other countries, including the USA, Japan and New Zealand for over 14 years.
Kristian said the seafood from Tonga differed in taste and quality to any other seafood available in the Australian market.
“The seafood in Tonga tastes better! The water is cleaner. And unlike many parts of the world, there is little pollution in the Tongan waters and these fish are wild caught, not farmed. The species caught are Valu (Tuna), Hakulā puaka (Swordfish), Hakulā lā (Marlin), Mahimahi (Dolphinfish) and more.”
Pacific Sunrise Fishing Brisbane received orders throughout the week with a Sunday deadline for delivery the following Wednesday. Their fish were offloaded from the boats, packed and delivered to Fua‘amotu International Airport ready for the next flight.
Brisbane’s Tongan Community are thrilled to welcome yet another new Tongan business to the Sunshine State that benefits both the economic development of the Kingdom of Tonga and the seafood market of South-East Queensland.
