Rampant piracy along Ecuador’s coastal provinces is forcing hundreds of fishermen to leave their profession and the sea out of fear for their lives.
The most recent incident came on March 14 when two fishermen were shot dead and a third injured by pirates off the coast of Jama, in the northwestern province of Manabí, according to newspaper El Universo.
Many of the attacks have taken place in the northern province of Esmeraldas, a hotspot for cocaine trafficking near the Colombian border…