Somali Fishermen Struggle to Compete with Foreign Vessels

A fisherman comes in with his boat to Bossaso's fishing beach in northern Somalia in late March 2018. (J. Patinkin/VOA)

Tuna is laid out for sale in Bossaso, northern Somalia in late March 2018. (J. Patinkin/VOA)

Men offload fresh tuna at the Bossaso fishing beach in northern Somalia in late March 2018. (J. Patinkin/VOA)

A man holds up a shark to chop up for its fins, liver, and meat in Bossaso, northern Somalia, in late March 2018. (J. Patinkin/VOA)

Bossaso port, the economic hub of northern Somalia, in late March 2018. (J. Patinkin/VOA)

Small local fishing boats sit in harbor in Bossaso, northern Somalia in late March 2018. (J. Patinkin/VOA)

Women slice fresh fish in thin strips to dry for eventual sale as part of a Food and Agriculture Organization program to boost Somalia's fishing industry, in late March 2018. (J. Patinkin/VOA)

Puntland Maritime Police Force on patrol off the coast of Bossaso in northern Somalia in late March, 2018. The PMPF has been tasked with fighting piracy, illegal fishing, and other criminal activity. (J. Patinkin/VOA)

A woman slices up fresh fish to dry as part of a Food and Agriculture Organization program to boost Somalia's fishing industry. (J. Patinkin/VOA)