NZ to help Pacific islands combat illegal fishing

The big focus of this year's Pacific Forum is to put a line in the sand on illegal fishing.
New Zealand has just announced it is committing $50 million over the next three years towards protecting fisheries in the region -an extra boost of $10 million.
Pacific leaders are desperate to stop the illegal plundering of fish in their region, which Kiribati president Anote Tong says is very significant.
"We have some very isolated pockets of our zone which nobody can adequately police," he said.
Their economic survival depends on it. Sixty percent of the world's tuna stocks is caught in the Pacific which is why island leaders are planning to crack down on illegal fishing.

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