Illegal Fishing in Somalia - An Act of Piracy

It is an unacceptable to turn a blind eye to the problem of the illegal fishing in Somali waters. International community has never had a particularly strong interest in this topic. The first mandate of Operation ATALANTA did not include anything about it. And the last mandate includes, inter alia,...

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Bibliographic Details
Author: Ibáñez Gómez, Fernando
Format: article
Publication Date:2015
Country:España
Institution:Universidad a Distancia de Madrid (UDIMA)
Repository:udiMundus. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad a Distancia de Madrid
OAI Identifier:oai:udimundus.udima.es:20.500.12226/2651
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12226/2651
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Maritime security, Somalia, piracy, Indian Ocean
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Summary:It is an unacceptable to turn a blind eye to the problem of the illegal fishing in Somali waters. International community has never had a particularly strong interest in this topic. The first mandate of Operation ATALANTA did not include anything about it. And the last mandate includes, inter alia, to monitor fishing activities off the coast of Somalia. However, enforcement actions have been given low priority, as a result, foreign fishing vessels are constantly raiding Somalian natural resources.