The tiny Pacific Island nation of Palau is facing a dilemma. See, about a decade ago, this island of just 18,000 residents became a model of ocean conservation when it completely closed its waters to ...

TOKYO – The tiny Pacific nation of Palau, fighting a rising tide of illegal fishing in its waters, has set fire to four boats of Vietnamese caught poaching sea cucumbers and other marine life in its ...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The president of Palau declared Tuesday that his Pacific island nation will ban commercial fishing and become a marine sanctuary. President Tommy Remengesau Jr. said in a keynote ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. EMMA DAVIS, REPORTER: In Palau, fishing is a way of life. Just ask Oreall! He's out here trying to ...

Palau made history a decade ago when it closed off 80% of its oceans to any kind of fishing. A proposal to open up some of its marine sanctuary to fishing has divided residents on how best to protect ...