Since 2011 foreign navies that capture suspected pirates have handed over hundreds of somali pirates to regional nations including Mauritius, as well as Kenya, and Tanzania, though the criminal industry in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden has largely died out.


The EU naval forces have largely brought the piracy to an end,

The drop in piracy incidents is a relief to shipping companies using the Indian Ocean that have been the target of pirates. However, experts warned that a new wave of illegal fishing by large trawlers may help the return of piracy to the Indian Ocean.