FUTURE OF FISHERIES IN PAKISTAN
Problems, Prospects & Way Forward
OPPORTUNITIES AND ROAD BLOCKS
PRESENT SCENARIO
Seafood exports vary between US$ 250 to US$ 275 Million Annually.
AUP ( Average Unit Price) US$ 2.0090% By Volume Exported Products
are Un-processed Frozen.2 Canning Plants in Operation.1 Bulk Surimi Plant More than 35 Processing Units on
Baluchistan Coastal Belt Un-operational.
0% Shrimp Aquaculture 10% Or Less Farmed Fish Being
Exported Existing Processing Units Running On
25% Capacity Annually. 80% Of Product Landed On Our
Harbors End Up at Fish Meal Plants. Use Of Illegal Nets On The Rise. 100% Fishing Boats Carry These
Nets. Use of Illegal Nets in Creeks ( natural
Hatcheries) going Un checked.
PRESENT SCENARIO….Contd
Ban On Exports To EU Still In Place By Air Shipment Ban to Jeddah,
Saudi Arabia. Indonesia bans Products available in
their seas. Survey by Norwegian Research
Vessel Dr Fridtjof Nansen confirms decline in Fisheries Resources.
PRESENT SCENARIO….Contd
Mesh Size of Trawl Nets
Following Charts Will Explain How Increase In The No. Of Fishing Vessels And Use Of Illegal Nets Have Drastically Reduced Our Raw Material Catch.
PRESENT SCENARIO….Contd
EXPLODING FLEET SIZE
1,955
1,957
1,959
1,961
1,963
1,965
1,967
1,969
1,971
1,973
1,975
1,977
1,979
1,981
1,983
1,985
1,987
1,989
1,991
1,993
1,995
1,997
1,999
2,001
2,003
2,005
2,007 -
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
18,000
Trawlers Linear (Trawlers) Total
LANDINGS OF LOBSTER
500600700800900
1,0001,1001,200
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
m. to
ns
LANDINGS OF CRABS
4,000
4,200
4,400
4,600
4,800
5,000
5,200
5,400
SHRIMP LANDINGS (CATCH PER BOAT)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
FISH AND SHELLFISH LANDINGS OF PAKISTAN
300,000
320,000
340,000
360,000
380,000
400,000
420,000
440,000
460,000
480,000
500,000
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
m. t
ons
TRASH FISHEACH FISHING VESSEL BRINGS AVERAGE 70 MTONS OF TRASH FISH.
TRASH FISH SOLD AT RS 14/KGCONTAINS JUVENILES OF:
RIBBON FISH CURRENT MARKET PRICE RS 250/KG
RED SNAPPER ----- RS. 500/KGPOMFRET------ RS. 1500/KGRED SEA BREAM---- RS. 80/KGTONGUE SOLE----- RS 300/KG
* PRICES OF EXPORTABLE SIZE.
Condition of Fish Harbor and Auction Halls.
Auction practices and Conditions are at its Worse.
Auction done on Un hygienic Floors.Sewerage overflowMarket Timings unique.Only Country in the world where
Auction is held 9 to 5.Around the world the markets are
held from Midnight till before sun rise. ensuring quality.
Auction Practices.
Due to excessive Political Involvement there is ZERO ACCOUNTABILITY.
Money meant for Fishermen welfare unscrupulously going into the pockets of the “C”
Due to Severe un hygienic Conditions at the harbor product quality is suffering thus reducing Export quantities and increasing rejections at factories.
Over Crowding at Fish Harbor
Karachi Fish Harbor
The Port designed to handle 500 fishing vessels now house more than 4000.
100,000 people move on and around the Harbor daily.
Impossible to control this huge volumes
Authority unable to exert its control Law and order situation not under
control.
Biological threats effecting Fisheries.
Destruction of Mangroves unchecked.
Industrial and Domestic Waste goes to sea Untreated.
No waste treatment policy in place. Oil spillages at Commercial Ports Converting Creeks into Housing
Projects.
SUSTAINABILITY
WITHOUT A SUSTAINABLE FISHING POLICY THIS INDUSTRY WILL
COLLAPSE.
POSITIVE SIDE
All Is Not Bleak in this SectorAccording to the Survey Of
Dr Fridtjof Nansen the Part of the OceanTouching Our Shores
“The Arabian Sea constitutes one of the world’s most unique and complex oceanographic regions and is ranked one of the most biologically productive areas. “
4 Simple Steps Needed To Preserve Our Resources.
Implement Strictly
June July Fishing Ban
Ban on Use of Illegal Nets.
Preservation of Mangroves
Implement waste treatment policy.
FUTURE OF FISHERIES
In Order to Take a Quantum Leap inIncreasing Our Exports We Need To
FocusOn Only One Thing
AQUA CULTURE
Pakistan Is Probably The Only Coastal Country in The World That Has
0% SHRIMP FARMING
OPPOURTUNITIES
AROUND THE WORLD
Fisheries Exports Of India Are Crossing US$ 3 Billion Mark
Bangladesh Is Over US$ 1 Billion Vietnam US$ 5 Billion Thailand US$ 10 Billion Iran And Saudi Arabia Have Made
Remarkable Headways In Shrimp Farming.
These Achievements Have Only Been Possible Due To The Adoption Of A Very Strong Aqua Culture Policy By These Countries.
AROUND THE WORLD
ADVANCED SHRIMP FARM
AROUND THE WORLD
OPPORTUNITIES
The Game Is Wide Open In This SectorIn Order To Sustain Our Industry And
Reducing The Pressure On Our MarineResources We Have To Develop The Aqua
Culture Sector.
No Need To Invent The Wheel Again
Foreign Companies In Our Region AlreadyInvolved In This Business Must Be Given An
Opportunity to Come and Develop ThisSector With Us On JV Basis.
ROAD BLOCKS
There Are Certain Issues that Need to Be Resolved In Order to Jump Start this Sector
Enforcing Writ Of The Govt. On The Coastal Belt
Investment Friendly Land Lease Policy
Govt. Support In Infrastructure Improvement.
Fisheries Development Board(FDB)
A 3 Billion Rupees Project in Jeopardy due to Devolution (18th Amendment)
Extremely Important for the future of Fisheries in Pakistan.
Need for reorganizing its priorities.Focus on Coastal Belt Emphasis on Shrimp farmingMain focus on Poverty Alleviation of
fishermen living on the coastal belt .
Development Of Cluster Of Farms With Govt. Providing the infrastructure. And Technical Support.
Developing a DATA BANK of Experts , Scientists and Technicians Available locally for Private sector use.
DEVELOPMENT OF CLUSTER
Once the Raw Material Availability isGuaranteed Through Aqua culture theProcessing Industry Will Confidently
Invest In Value Addition Equipments to Reinforce their Processing and thus
their Profitability.
VALUE ADDITION
FUTURE PROCESSING PLANT
FUTURE PROCESSING PLANT
SELLING OUR HIGH VALUE CALAMARI SQUID AS
INSTEAD OF
OUR MUCH SOUGHT AFTER WHITE SHRIMP AS
INSTEAD OF
OUR FISHES AS
INSTEAD OF
The very Survival of the Fisheries Industry Lies in The Change of Thought Process of the People
Involved in this Industry alongwith the Strong Political Will Of The
Government To Provide The Enabling Environment for this Sector To Grow.
WAY AHEAD