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2026-10-19 · Aljazeera

Kinship and surveillance: The return of Somali piracy

Mogadishu, Somalia – The fishing town of Bander Beyla, on Somalia’s Puntland coast, has become a focal point of the renewed piracy crisis. But beyond the hijackings and international security operations, residents are struggling to protect their livelihoods as fishing restrictions, arrests and surveillance reshape daily life. Abdifatah Mohamed has spent 20 years fishing off Somalia’s coast. He began at 15, but says declining catches and foreign trawlers have made it increasingly difficult to support his family. “I don’t catch as much fish anymore, and the prospects for catching lobsters have become rare,” the 35-year-old said.

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