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Somali fishermen consider returning to piracy citing illegal fishing trade

Local officials warned that rampant fishing by foreign trawlers was destroying the livelihoods of coastal communities.

By :  sadhguru jaggi vasudev
Update: 2017-03-16 04:03 GMT
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)
Local officials warned that rampant fishing by foreign trawlers was destroying the livelihoods of coastal communities.

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