Publication Archive
In June of 2018, One Earth Future (OEF) decommissioned the Oceans Beyond Piracy program marking our departure from a specific focus on maritime piracy. However, OEF remains dedicated to improving governance mechanisms and undermining the drivers of conflict both at sea and ashore through its other programs and initiatives.
For maritime specific programming, see our Stable Seas and Secure Fisheries programs.
OBP Publication Archive
| Date | Image | Document Title | Type | Author |
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| 12/16/16 | OBP Issue Paper: Defining Contracted Maritime Security
This paper provides information on the different types of contracted maritime security services currently in use, and outlines the oversight mechanisms that govern them. | Issue Paper | ||
| 1/31/17 | Addressing Maritime Insecurity in the Horn of Africa
Recent incidents involving vessels off the Horn of Africa do not reflect traditional forms of piracy, signaling an evolving threat to maritime security in the region that could lead to major maritime disruptions if an effective response is not developed. OBP highlights... | Issue Paper | ||
| 4/6/15 | OBP Issue Paper - Will Illegal Fishing Ignite a Preventable Resurgence of Somali Piracy?
OBP explores the the circumstances surrounding the seizure and detention of two Iranian-owned fishing vessels captured near Hobyo on 21 March 2015. | Issue Paper | ||
| 8/8/17 | Privately Contracted Armed Maritime Security
This issue paper explores the model of private maritime security, a form of contracted maritime security that has emerged primarily off the Horn of Africa as a response to Somali piracy. | Issue Paper | ||
| 9/1/17 | Vessel Protection Detachments
This issue paper explores the presence of uniformed military personnel embarked on a vessel with explicit approval of the Flag State. | Issue Paper | ||
| 9/29/17 | Coastal State Embarked Personnel
This issue paper explores the model of coastal state embarked personnel in different regions around the world. | Issue Paper | ||
| 10/18/17 | State Affiliated Escorts
This issue paper explores the use of escorts by a state military asset as a model of contracted maritime security. | Issue Paper | ||
| 2/8/12 | Economic Cost of Somali Piracy 2011
In 2011, Somali pirates attacked 237 ships and successfully hijacked 28. Piracy impacts multiple stakeholders, none more so than the seafarers attacked, held hostage, or killed. Oceans Beyond Piracy’s report on the “Economic Cost of Somali Piracy” estimates that piracy... | State of Maritime Piracy | Anna Bowden | |
| 6/18/13 | Human Cost of Maritime Piracy 2012
Oceans Beyond Piracy (OBP), a project of the One Earth Future Foundation; the International Maritime Bureau (IMB); and the Maritime Piracy Humanitarian Response Programme (MPHRP) are pleased to present the Human Cost of Maritime Piracy, 2012. This is the third assessment... | State of Maritime Piracy | Kaija Hurlburt | |
| 4/9/13 | Economic Cost of Somali Piracy 2012
Oceans Beyond Piracy is pleased to present its third annual assessment of the Economic Cost of Somali Piracy 2012 (ECoP 2012). This year's assessment, like the one before it, considered nine separate cost categories and found that maritime piracy cost the global economy... | State of Maritime Piracy | Jon Bellish | |
| 6/6/11 | Human Cost of Somali Piracy 2010
Thousands of seafarers have been subjected to gunfire, beatings, confinement, and in some cases torture, in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden. In spite of the violent nature of these crimes, the human cost of piracy is under-reported and misunderstood by the public. The... | State of Maritime Piracy | Kaija Hurlburt |
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