No shortage of fish in that part of the world. Too many pirates.
Now there's an idea. Perhaps we could gainfully employ them as fishery protection officers? They'd sure give those Japanese commercial (sorry, 'research') whaling ships one hell of a scare.
We shouldn't be so harsh on the Somalis. They, along with many (most?) other Africans, has been ridden roughshod over by the now-developed world. In the absence of any other suitable job opportunities, we shouldn't be surprised they put all those weapons we gave them to alternative uses.