The waters off northern Somalia are some of the richest in Africa. As businessmen and women on the beach haggle over the shining piles of fresh fish, the daily catch looks like a rich haul. But all is not well here for local fishermen. Many of them complain about larger, foreign boats that enter Somali waters, outfishing the locals.
Somali Fishermen Struggle to Compete with Foreign Vessels
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A fisherman comes in with his boat to Bossaso's fishing beach in northern Somalia in late March 2018. (J. Patinkin/VOA)
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Tuna is laid out for sale in Bossaso, northern Somalia in late March 2018. (J. Patinkin/VOA)
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Men offload fresh tuna at the Bossaso fishing beach in northern Somalia in late March 2018. (J. Patinkin/VOA)
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A man holds up a shark to chop up for its fins, liver, and meat in Bossaso, northern Somalia, in late March 2018. (J. Patinkin/VOA)