Somali fishermen consider returning to piracy citing illegal fishing trade
16 March 2017 9:33 AM IST16 March 2017 9:33 AM IST
Local officials warned that rampant fishing by foreign trawlers was destroying the livelihoods of coastal communities.
This is the first time the force has given a location for the vessel. (Photo: AP)- Fishermen have reported incidents of foreign fishermen opening fire at them or robbing them of their catches before being chased away. (Photo: AP)
- Illegal fishing needs addressing, said John Steed, the director of Oceans Beyond Piracy. (Photo: AP)
- Fishermen pull their boats into the Indian Ocean shortly after dawn in the former pirate village of Eyl. (Photo: AP)
- A fisherman walks out of the Indian Ocean with a net, at dusk in the former pirate village of Eyl. (Photo: AP)
- Lobsters packed for export. (Photo: AP)
- Fishing has declined, equipment was confiscated and they destroyed our livelihoods and properties, said Aisha Ahmed, a fish dealer. (Photo: AP)
- Women finish packing lobsters for export in the former pirate village of Eyl. (Photo: AP)
- Somali women and children gather at dusk on a sandy street in the former pirate village of Eyl, in Somalia. (Photo: AP)
- The former pirate village of Eyl seen from a nearby hill, in Somalia's semi-autonomous northeastern state of Puntland. (Photo: AP)
Pirates-turned-fishermen from the village of Eyl in Somalia are being targetted by illegal fishermen at sea. Monday’s hijacking of an oil tanker off Somalia’s northern coast surprised the international shipping community after several years without a pirate attack on a large commercial vessel there. (Photo: AP)
Local officials warned that rampant fishing by foreign trawlers was destroying the livelihoods of coastal communities.
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