One person's pirate is another's informal coastguard?

I realize this is a complex problem, but amidst the hysterical outcry on piracy and the recurrent designation of pirates as "hostes humanis generis", it bears underlining that it is perhaps above all Somalia that has been the victim of piracy. Each year, foreign fishermen illegally exploit Somali sea resources to the tune of 300 million $. Moreover, the Somali coast has served as a dumping ground for toxic materials of all sorts (including uranium). With no state to speak of, Somalia is treated as a no-man's land, which is why some coastal inhabitants started taking the law in their own hands a few years ago, often presenting themselves as "informal coast guards". I am not saying that this is what the current much publicized incidents of piracy are about, but it is also in bad faith to see the phenomena as entirely disconnected. In ensuring that their territorial waters are respected despite the absence of a navy worthy of that name, some Somalis are clearly upholding international norms where the international community, through the Security Council, often seems quite selective in whcih ones it decides to uphold.