FISHERIES REPORT NO DEFENSE THAT CAN PROTECT YOUR SHIP IN SOMALIA . EU ASKS a "change of strategy", as pressure has displaced MILITARY SOUTH PIRATES. Almost
eight months after Spain sent to the coast of Somalia a military contingent to fight piracy, the English fishing fleet that is operating in the area is disappointed by the low efficiency of this device, composed of a plane P3-Orion, a frigate and a tanker, all with a staff of about 395 soldiers. The outcome of the mission is not covering the main objective that led to the fisheries sector to seek the help of government: the defense of the English ships from pirate attacks in the richest area of \u200b\u200btuna in the Gulf of Aden, before the inability to gain access to fishing grounds. The industry now the alarm, as the month of May is when the campaign begins tuna, which runs until November.
Why the results of the mission are so negative for the English fleet? The explanation is that the English military, to joining Atalanta European Union are only operating in the Gulf of Aden to protect the interests of the EU related to merchant traffic. The European military presence has shifted the pirates south Indian Ocean, at the height of Tanzania, where the English fleet. This fleet consists of 20 vessels under flag of our country (15 tuna and 5 auxiliary ships) plus another 14, but owned Seychelles flag English (8 tuna and 6 assistants), has been forced to take refuge in the Mozambique Channel, and that nobody can defend from pirates, to be a very remote from that is the military contingent.
"English tuna boats can not get to Djibouti, where the English soldiers, and the most you get is up the Ecuador to the north, and it is a tremendous risk," says ABC managing director of the Organization Associate Producer Big Tuna Freezers, Julio Morón. "We feel a great pity that the efforts made by the English government does not serve to defend the interests of the boats English, "added Morón, who calls on the EU" a change of strategy in military action. "
This change of strategy proposed by the industry concrete in the "possibility of an alternative military base in the Seychelles," that all the military operation is not concentrated in Djibouti. " The sector intends to explain the situation to the Government, but so far has received no response to requests for meetings to Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Miguel Angel Moratinos, Defence, Carme Chacón, and Environment, Rural and Marine , Elena Espinosa. course all this is very "complicated" for I understand these "luminaries."
The situation is so serious that the English tuna practically no they operate: "We have almost a month of technical shutdown and boats have to take refuge in the Mozambique Channel, where fishing is limited," says Morón , complaining that it is impossible to return to the fisheries of the Gulf of Aden, richer for tuna fishing. This situation affects not only the English ships, but the French fleet also has the same problems: "The situation is so bad that the French are considering the possibility of taking out the boats and no fishing. Spain may follow the same path, " Morón stresses.
The main damage that may result in the refusal to operate is the decline in turnover. Already beginning to affect unable to work in the richest area. The calculations are performed from this RFO is that the decline may roam up to thirty percent of the approximately 300 million euros a year entering.
The complaint of the English fishing sector deserves the understanding of the military polled by ABC, which acknowledged that its operating only protects the route of the merchant ships, and European Union brand, and can not get out of the limits of operation. One of the fundamental objectives is the protection Atalanta of these ships carrying humanitarian aid to the area, in compliance with feeding programs.
The Parliament of Somalia - to "improve" the situation - has adopted the Sharia law as a basic element: Somalia has become law in an Islamic country.
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