Line Fishing off Tarawa Island

Artisanal fishermen line fishing for tuna, using a lure and dragging it behind the boat. While many of the modern tuna purse seiner use helicopter to search for tuna schools, the local fishermen are following the birds. The nation is considered one of the least developed and poorest countries in the world with people whose livelihoods depend on the fish. Since the arrival of foreign fishing vessels in Kiribati waters, the catches for the local fishermen have been reduced. Commercial fishing industry in background.

Greenpeace are in Tarawa to document the challenges the people of Kiribati are facing towards their livelihood and survival, from climate change and overfishing.