Piracy in Somalia is something that is fairly new. Since the fall of Siad Barre’s government in 1991, a lot of major Western nations had been bringing their vessels into Somali waters and not only illegally fishing, costing Somalia over $300 million a year in stolen fish, but also dumping nuclear toxic waste. So fishermen, ex-fishers and even ex-coast guards and militiamen got together to hold these criminals at bay. Watch interview.