For the pirates used to plunder one another, and indeed all coast populations, whether seafaring or not.

由于海盗，实际上都是海边的居民，无论是否是航海者，都惯于彼此洗劫。

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Their findings support the view that pirates began as a community "coastguard" after illegal foreign fishing boats had exploited Somalia's collapse to plunder its sea resources.

他们的发现支持了这样一种观点，即在非法外国渔船利用索马里的瓦解掠夺其海洋资源后，海盗开始充当社区的“海岸警卫队”。

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By the time 10 pirates are competing for plunder, the profit of honest merchants has dropped to just 10%.

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