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.
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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 | ||
5/23/18 | State of Maritime Piracy 2017
The State of Maritime Piracy 2017 report includes analyses of the economic and human costs of piracy and armed robbery in the Western Indian Ocean Region, West Africa, Asia, and Latin American and the Caribbean. This report is the last in a series of 11 annual... | State of Maritime Piracy | Maisie Pigeon, Emina Sadic, Sean Duncan, Chuck Ridgway, Kelsey Soeth | |
6/6/16 | The State of Maritime Piracy 2015
This year's report marks the sixth year that Oceans Beyond Piracy has assessed the human and economic cost of maritime piracy. Over the years the report has evolved and our focus has expanded from piracy off the coast of Somalia to piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, and... | State of Maritime Piracy | Carly Meredith, Jens Vestergaard Madsen, Marilyn Venney, Matt Walje, Peter Kerins | |
5/8/14 | The State of Maritime Piracy 2013
Oceans Beyond Piracy has launched the fourth installment of its annual reports detailing the economic and human costs of African maritime piracy. The study, "The State of Maritime Piracy 2013," examines the human costs and economic costs incurred as a result of piracy... | State of Maritime Piracy | Jens Vestergaard Madsen, Conor Seyle, Kellie Brandt, Ben Purser, Heather Randall & Kellie Roy | |
1/13/11 | The Economic Cost of Maritime Piracy 2010
At the end of 2010, around 500 seafarers from more than 18 countries are being held hostage by pirates. Piracy clearly affects the world’s largest trade transport industry, but how much is it costing the world? One Earth Future (OEF) Foundation has conducted a large-... | State of Maritime Piracy | Anna Bowden |