How much credit should Japan's Tuna King receive for stopping the epidemic of Somali piracy?
https://www.japaninsides.com/the-sushi-king-who-went-to-somalia-how-japans-most-famous-tuna-buyer-says-he-turned-pirates-into-fishermen-55344
'... he provided four fishing boats. He taught the crews to catch yellowfin tuna. He set up freezer capacity on shore so the fish would keep until it could be shipped. He helped Somalia engage with the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission, the body that manages the fishery. And he committed to buying what they caught, at a stable price, so that a tuna was worth money the day it came out of the water.
“They didn’t even like pirating. I suggested that they catch tuna instead, and make a proud living for their families.”
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