“Our families depend on what we catch at sea. Even though our catches [of fish] have gone down in recent years, it helped provide for our families at home. But it’s like we were being punished for crimes we have nothing to do with, and our families have suffered for it.”

Abdifatah Mohamed · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-19

Mohamed explains how the sea restrictions punished fishermen who had nothing to do with piracy.