In case anyone missed the news back on August 4th of 2008, Tonga live rock is no longer available for exporting. There was talk about cutting back on the corals from that area as well but I cannot find any more information on it. This is unfortunate for us reefers because we will loose out on some great looking pieces of live rock that come from that area, such as the Tonga branch.
Here’s a bit of news from live aquaria: http://www.liveaquaria.com/general/general.cfm?general_pagesid=461
This next link is a letter written from Walt Smith (One of the world’s leading Live rock exporters) addressing the issues that he has had trying to keep the live rock exporting going until Tonga could start an aquaculture program. http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1437433