The 'benefit' of Somalia's pirates

[tricky]

The increasing levels of piracy off the coast of Somalia have caused an unexpected spin-off, raising the levels of fish in the sea.

Fisherman in Kenya have reported bumper catches of shark and shellfish because commercial fishing boats from China and Japan have been scared away.
Now the fishermen are able to catch up to £200 worth of fish per day in an area where the average daily earnings are less than £5.

The massive factory trawlers which used to drain their fish stocks have been scared away and that means there is a huge bounty for local fishermen as well as helping to restore the health of the marine eco-system.




http://www.channel4.com/news/article...irates/3399027

[zerojunkie]

I wonder if they managed to scare away the organized crime types that were dumping nuclear waste off-shore?

[DJPePe]

Originally Posted by zerojunkie

I wonder if they managed to scare away the organized crime types that were dumping nuclear waste off-shore?

Which is what originally fueled the pirates in the first place.

[PETA]

Originally Posted by tricky

The increasing levels of piracy off the coast of Somalia have caused an unexpected spin-off, raising the levels of fish in the sea.

That's an odd and interesting unintended consequence. There's actually precedent for it. North atlantic fisheries, especially tuna (and, iirc, marlin - swordfish?) demonstrated remarkable booms in the years following WWII.

Any three eyed fish in this latest recovery?