But that says mid-october 2020.
They signed a new fishing license bill in 2023 to crack down on further on illegal activity and create better security , but also tax and fees to get revenue from fishing activity, to create a way for investments, a way to enforce laws and make them comply with regulations and fit requirements, makes monitoring easy etc. the have also taken steps to clamp down on corruption not just through the transparent licensing but also anti-corruption bodies hopefully it will show more.
Somalia Cracks Down on Illegal Fishing: 36 foreign fishermen charged for operating without licenses
Mogadishu (HOL) - The Attorney General's Office in Somalia has charged 36 foreign individuals at the Banadir Regional Court for illegal fishing in Somali waters.
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Enabling Somalia to develop a legal framework to enhance maritime security
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Banning of fishing trawlers happened this year to combat overexploitation & protect local artisanal fishermen. They have funded and extended Puntland Maritime Police it used to only have 4.800 and now they are expected to have 10.000 personnel.
The Puntland Maritime Police have done a lot anything from seizing illegal weapons and dismantled shipment smuggling network this year
Seizure of Weapon Shipment and Arrest of Weapon Smugglers with the help of IORIS - Project News - Crimario II
www.crimario.eu
They have been purging the waters of illegal foreign fisherman and iranian operations this year as well.
In the past they have shown capability of intercepting weapons from Yemen intended to go to Alshabab
They have stopped a couple of Korean and Chinese vessels from dumping toxic waste on our shores.
There was a short resurface of pirate activity with indian hijack recently exploiting gaps in security when much of the security forces deviated to the red sea to guard their coast against houthis.
There are challenges persisting but Somalia is making progress in the right direction.