Somali Court Fines 30 Yemeni Fishermen

At least 30 fishermen from Yemen were arrested and fined a total of $700 after being court fishing illegally in Hobyo shores of Somalia.

Lack of proper monitoring and control has allowed foreign industrial vessels to exploit Somali marine resources or operate under dubious licenses over the years. Some local fishermen have gone missing while others are tortured by the trawlers by spraying boiling water.

Since the collapse of the Somali government in 1991, Somalis were struggling to protect its fishery resources but due to lack of strong marine forces, the illegal fishing went out of hand.

Other maritime experts beleive Foreign fishing corporations have taken advantage of the defunct forces of the region and have been fishing in the Somali’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) unhindered.