Editing Seychelles (section)

=== Modern piracy ===
Seychelles is a key participant in the fight against Indian Ocean [[piracy]] primarily committed by [[Piracy off the coast of Somalia#Effects and perceptions|Somali pirates]].<ref name="wc">{{cite web | url=http://www.worldcrunch.com/world-affairs/a-pirate-s-prison-tucked-inside-seychelles-paradise/c1s4825/#.VayUIflViko | title=A Pirate's Prison Tucked Inside Seychelles Paradise | publisher=Worldcrunch | date=6 March 2012 | access-date=22 October 2016 | author=Colonnello, Paolo | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161017100317/http://www.worldcrunch.com/world-affairs/a-pirate-s-prison-tucked-inside-seychelles-paradise/c1s4825/#.VayUIflViko | archive-date=17 October 2016 | url-status=live | df=dmy-all }}</ref> Former president [[James Michel]] said that piracy costs between $7&nbsp;million – $12&nbsp;million a year to the international community: "The pirates cost 4% of the Seychelles [[gross domestic product|GDP]], including direct and indirect costs for the loss of boats, fishing, and tourism, and the indirect investment for the maritime security." These are factors affecting local fishing – one of the country's main national resources – which had a 46% loss in 2008–2009.<ref name=wc/> International contributions of patrol boats, planes or drones have been provided to help Seychelles combat sea piracy.<ref name=wc/>