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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Bossaso port, the economic hub of northern Somalia, in late March 2018. (J. Patinkin/VOA)

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Small local fishing boats sit in harbor in Bossaso, northern Somalia in late March 2018. (J. Patinkin/VOA)

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Women slice fresh fish in thin strips to dry for eventual sale as part of a Food and Agriculture Organization program to boost Somalia's fishing industry, in late March 2018. (J. Patinkin/VOA)

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Puntland Maritime Police Force on patrol off the coast of Bossaso in northern Somalia in late March, 2018. The PMPF has been tasked with fighting piracy, illegal fishing, and other criminal activity. (J. Patinkin/VOA)