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Pacific island nation of Kiribati bans commercial fishing

Clip: 7/26/2014 | 7m 25s

The tiny Pacific island nation of Kiribati implemented a ban on commercial fishing.

The president of the tiny Pacific island nation of Kiribati announced a ban on commercial fishing in the waters surrounding his country in order to protect the marine life that lives along the coral reefs that ring his country’s islands, most importantly tuna.

07/26/2014 | Rating NR

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