FGS responds to Jay Bahadur’s report accusing PL and FGS of colluding in illegal fishing

[BigBreak]

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FGS and Puntland government collude in aiding illegal fishing in Somalia-report

MOGADISHU (HOL) - Senior officials among them ministers at Somali Federal Government and Puntland State Government are central to facilitating illegal and unregulated fishing in the country’s waters, a report by a Swiss-based organisation has revealed.

www.hiiraan.com

 

[DRACO]

That's no surprise bro. Somalia's leaders were colluding with those illegally fishing. Read this article here, when one of the most notorious illegal fishing vessels was caught - the FGS settled out of court for a measly $65k.

" Somali authorities settled outside of court with the registered owner, the Panamanian Mare Fishing Co., which paid the $65,000 fine agreed. Granted, this fine was a pittance when you realize that the ships were permitted to sell the illicit catch at roughly $300,000. It’s rare though that such poachers pay anything. "

THE GREKOS: A SUCCESS STORY IN THE CRACKDOWN ON ILLEGAL FISHING

In the world of policing illegal fishing, success stories are hard to come by. The arrest of The Greko 1 and Greko 2 was one such rare case.

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Mamulka Puntland also gets exposed

 

[Periplus]

I mean it is hardly surprising. The lack of strong governmental institutions allows for this.

However, I am somewhat grateful that it is illicit fishing and not dumping. Illicit fishing is something Somalia can easily recover from but illicit dumping can ruin the country.

 

[ZodiaK]

I mean it is hardly surprising. The lack of strong governmental institutions allows for this.

However, I am somewhat grateful that it is illicit fishing and not dumping. Illicit fishing is something Somalia can easily recover from but illicit dumping can ruin the country.

https://globalinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/GITOC-ESAObs-Fishy-Business-Illegal-fishing-in-Somalia-and-the-capture-of-state-institutions.pdf

Environmental Impact

Trawling remains rampant off the Puntland coast, even though the practice is banned under both Puntland and Somali federal law due to the environmental destruction it entails.

The vessels were often present close to shore, well within the 24 nautical mile zone reserved for local fishermen under Somali law. The majority of these vessels employ the environmentally destructive fishing technique of gillnetting, which results in large bycatches, including of sharks and turtles; Global Fishing Watch’s research also indicated that vessels may routinely employ gear that exceeds 2.5 kilometres in length, contravening the limit mandated by the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC), a 31-member intergovernmental organization responsible for the management of tuna and tuna-like species.

So long as this dynamic persists, it will contribute to the environmental destruction of Somalia’s marine resources and undermine the long-term ability of the state to generate legitimate revenue from fisheries.

 

[Periplus]

https://globalinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/GITOC-ESAObs-Fishy-Business-Illegal-fishing-in-Somalia-and-the-capture-of-state-institutions.pdf

Environmental Impact

Trawling remains rampant off the Puntland coast, even though the practice is banned under both Puntland and Somali federal law due to the environmental destruction it entails.

The vessels were often present close to shore, well within the 24 nautical mile zone reserved for local fishermen under Somali law. The majority of these vessels employ the environmentally destructive fishing technique of gillnetting, which results in large bycatches, including of sharks and turtles; Global Fishing Watch’s research also indicated that vessels may routinely employ gear that exceeds 2.5 kilometres in length, contravening the limit mandated by the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC), a 31-member intergovernmental organization responsible for the management of tuna and tuna-like species.

So long as this dynamic persists, it will contribute to the environmental destruction of Somalia’s marine resources and undermine the long-term ability of the state to generate legitimate revenue from fisheries.

I completely understand the impact. I have done some research in environmental sciences and environmental politics.

However, this problem can be solved with time, money and resources in the future. It is no where as severe as having waste dumping in our waters or pollution. That is a problem that will get worse over time and become almost impossible to solve.

 

[Daaamn]

So FGS gave fishing licenses to NEFCO which is run by people from puntland??? For kickbacks? At least those are Somalis fishing in somali waters. What about the Chinese? Puntland has some corruption but it’s not as bad as selling fishing licenses to Chinese trawlers that are causing damage to the waters themselves. There are bigger fish to fry booweyal

 

[Jaale]

I don't get how is it illegal if it is Somali companies fishing in Somali waters.

 

[Dharbaaxo Jin]

Somalia's waters have been getting plundered for decades now, this just confirms that. The waters of the coast of Puntland in particular are basically treated as open season by pretty much every country.

We shouldn't be surprised - how can a Somalia government that has little to no control over its capital be expected to have any control over an extremely long coast and a vast territorial waters area.

 

[freedomrider]

they suppose to sink those ship, they mean no business. Show them no mercy, if those bastards taking advantage of Somalia and showing no remorse, then why should we.

 

[ZodiaK]

Report: With Piracy Receded, Illegal Fishing Returns to Somalian Waters

Once the most pirate-infested region on the planet, the waters off the coast of Somalia are now home to a different maritime crime - illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, according to a new report by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime.

www.occrp.org

Once the most pirate-infested region on the planet, the waters off the coast of Somalia are now home to a different maritime crime - illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, according to a new report by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime.


Most commonly, the fleets hail from Iran, Yemen and as far as Southeast Asia. However they do not work alone, and are often only able to function thanks to support from Somalia’s notoriously corrupt state institutions, the organization said.


“IUU fishing in Somalia is in effect a public-private partnership in transnational crime,” Global Initiative explained. “Private fishing operators vie for capture of state bodies in order to lend legitimacy to their IUU fishing operations.”


Four decades of civil war has left the East African nation’s institutions weak and disorganized. Having the support of one office is no guarantee that it will be respected by another.


“Decisions and authorizations issued by one state body are often countermanded by other agents of the state who are under the influence of a different set of private interests,” the report said.


The presence of IUU fishing was also one of the factors that once spurred piracy off the Horn of Africa.


“Domestically, the prevalence of foreign IUU fishing vessels has been frequently cited as a justification for acts of piracy by Somalia-based gangs,” the report said. “Somali pirates have instrumentalized this perception, casting themselves as defenders of Somali waters against foreign exploiters.”


Encouraging piracy, either by the fishermen themselves or to combat them, is far from the only ill-effect IUU can have on a society, according to a report by Interpol in December. It also spawns a large network of organized criminal activity..


“Money laundering, labour exploitation, corruption and forgery are a small sample of serious crimes commonly committed during IUU fishing today,” Interpol said. “Fishing vessels are often also used to smuggle people, drugs and firearms, as well as to carry out piracy or terrorist attacks.”


Somalia is no exception.


“Rampant corruption within Somali state institutions continues to foster a dynamic whereby foreign fishing actors will have little incentive to purchase legitimate fishing licences from the state when their competitors are able to secure the same rights through extra-legal channels,” the report said.


“So long as this dynamic persists, it will contribute to the environmental destruction of Somalia’s marine resources and undermine the long-term ability of the state to generate legitimate revenue from fisheries,“ it concluded.

 

[ZodiaK]

 

[0117]

I've read the full report and all I can say the government of Somalia is letting down the Somali people.I cant believe the government rebukked the report.

 

[reer]

I've read the full report and all I can say the government of Somalia is letting down the Somali people.I cant believe the government rebukked the report.

"government of somalia" thats incorrect. somalia dawlad maleh. i think you are talking about the "un/usa/au colonial administration".

 

[mr steal your naag]

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FGS and Puntland government collude in aiding illegal fishing in Somalia-report

MOGADISHU (HOL) - Senior officials among them ministers at Somali Federal Government and Puntland State Government are central to facilitating illegal and unregulated fishing in the country’s waters, a report by a Swiss-based organisation has revealed.

www.hiiraan.com

Who was that idiot that sold the somali sea coast to china for cheap?

 

[BigBreak]

@mr steal your naag maybe it was the Wasakhgeli guy Gamal Hassan who's a Somalian minister for planning