You have to give credit to puntland pirates

[Elan Morin Tedronai]

Looks like all the illegal fishing theives have been scared to fish off the coast of somalia


Fishermen's fears over Somali pirates hits tuna catch



« Previous « PreviousNext » Next »View GalleryPublished Date: 23 January 2009
By Richard Lough
TUNA catches in the southwestern Indian Ocean fell by as much as 30 per cent last year as pirates blocked access to some of the world's richest waters, off Somalia, fisheries experts have said.

European fleets say the Somali pirates, who are better known for their hijackings of commercial vessels including the Saudi supertanker, Sirius Star, threaten an industry worth up to £4.3 billion across the Indian Ocean region.

France and Spain, which both base fleets in the Seychelles, would expect to haul in nearly two-thirds of the year's catch off Somalia between August and November, Alejandro Anganuzzi, head of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission, said.

"Instead they had to look further east and probably caught 50 per cent of what they would usually catch," he said.

Some 50 trawlers use the capital Victoria's port, through which up to 350,000 tonnes of tuna are handled each year.

Somalia has said piracy was merely a symptom of rampant illegal fishing by vessels from Europe and Asia in its waters after the country's central government collapsed in 1991.

Pirates attacked tuna boats at least three times last year, leading to one ransom of more than £725,000.

[dawwa9]

an industry worth up to £4.3 billion


Shiiit, I need to become a fish tycoon in Somalia

[sheekh-Farax-zero]

Westerners are the real pirates

[surrender]

Westerners are the real pirates

co-sign.

though i didnt like the image piracy have given us lately, you gotta give it to them for scaring off western pirates. and the money these pirates get from doing this, could've been better use. still i aint complaining, this is better than nothing. they are defending our waters, for whatever reason it may be. i like the day that our fishes have survided because of these men's actions. god bless our pirates! amin!

[Grant]

Virtually none of the piracy is occuring within Somalia's territorial waters, which extend only two hundred miles offshore. Piracy and the smuggling of human and arms cargoes is carried out almost entirely in international waters.

Despite the attractive short-term profits, in the long term, Ciisman Mahamuud would do much better salvaging the runoff from the Nugaal to irrigate food crops and use their navy to catch the tuna themselves for food and market.

Relative to other Somalis and the welfare of the nation, the pirates are just one more isbarro on the road to recovery.

[Bazuuka]

[quote="Grant"] Ciisman Mahamuud [/quote]



They are called Zinjibaris

[PosH]

^ Hey Costa, how you been?

Grant

Cismaan Maxamud? How do you know what subclan these 'pirates' belong to?