16/02/09 22:17
The
Indian Ocean supplies nearly 25 percent of the
world’s tuna, according to the
Indian Ocean Tuna
Commission.
But the recent upswing of piracy in the Gulf of
Aden and surrounding waters, has negatively
affected the region’s $6 billion industry, which
saw
a 30 percent decline in catches
last year,
reported the BBC. Read
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Tags: Tuna, somalia, fishing
23/10/08 21:39
The
standoff continues. Somali pirates continue to hold
the Ukrainian vessel Faina hosage.
Reports from the U.S.
Navy
on Oct. 20 indicate that the crew remains in good
health. Read
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Tags: somalia, piracy, US Navy
04/10/08 20:26
For
the last two weeks The New York Times, among a few
others, have been following an unusual case of piracy
off the coast of Africa. The act of piracy in and of
itself is not entirely unexpected in these troubled
waters. But this instance has attracted media
attention for its almost Errol Flynn qualities or
perhaps because
the vessel seized is
carrying
$30 million
in arms.
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Tags: piracy, somalia, africa, kenya, Ukraine
