When Uein Buranibwe and his grandson Temaei Tontaake set out from Marakei Island in Kiribati to go fishing, they didn't expect to spend 33 days lost at sea, adrift on the vast Pacific Ocean.

Kiribati police officers were on patrol with the US Coast Guard as "ship riders" for the first time in a almost a decade, between Feb. 11-16, a U.S. Coast Guard Guam spokeswoman said.

Human Rights at Sea International (HRASi) has released CCTV footage from the Taiwanese-flagged fishing vessel WIN FAR 636, ...

Kiribati President Taneti Maamau said in a ... China operates a large fishing fleet in the Pacific and is seeking greater access to one of the world’s richest fishing grounds.

“The Kiribati economy is heavily reliant on tourism and fishing, and China has stepped up with infrastructure projects in that respect,” he told VOA by phone. But China’s engagement with Kir ...

This is vital for a country that relies so heavily on fishing. In 2006, the Kiribati government created the Phoenix Islands ...