OPPORTUNITIES AND ROAD BLOCKS
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Seafood exports vary between US$ 250 to
US$ 275 Million Annually.
AUP ( Average Unit Price) US$ 2.00
90% By Volume Exported Products are Unprocessed Frozen.
2 Canning Plants in Operation.
1 Bulk Surimi Plant
More than 35 Processing Units on Baluchistan
Coastal Belt Un-operational.
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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.
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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.
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Following Charts Will Explain How Increase In
The No. Of Fishing Vessels And Use Of Illegal
Nets Have Drastically Reduced Our Raw
Material Catch.
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Trawlers
16,000
(2,000)
Total
Linear (Trawlers)
18,000
EXPLODING FLEET SIZE
14,000
12,000
10,000
8,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
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2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1,200
1,100
1,000
900
800
700
600
500
1999
m. tons
LANDINGS OF LOBSTER
FISH AND SHELLFISH LANDINGS OF PAKISTAN
500,000
480,000
460,000
440,000
400,000
380,000
360,000
340,000
320,000
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
300,000
1999
m. tons
420,000
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RIBBON FISH CURRENT MARKET PRICE RS
250/KG
RED SNAPPER ----- RS. 500/KG
POMFRET------ RS. 1500/KG
RED SEA BREAM---- RS. 80/KG
TONGUE SOLE----- RS 300/KG
* PRICES OF EXPORTABLE SIZE.
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Auction practices and Conditions are at its
Worse.
Auction done on Un hygienic Floors.
Sewerage overflow
Market 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
WITHOUT A SUSTAINABLE FISHING POLICY
THIS INDUSTRY WILL COLLAPSE.
All Is Not Bleak in this Sector
According to the Survey Of
Dr Fridtjof Nansen the Part of the Ocean
Touching 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. “
Implement Strictly
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June July Fishing Ban
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Ban on Use of Illegal Nets.
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Preservation of Mangroves
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Implement waste treatment policy.
In Order to Take a Quantum Leap in
Increasing Our Exports We Need To Focus
On Only One Thing
AQUA CULTURE
Pakistan Is Probably The Only Coastal Country
in The World That Has
0% SHRIMP FARMING
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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.
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These Achievements Have Only Been
Possible Due To The Adoption Of A Very
Strong Aqua Culture Policy By These
Countries.
The Game Is Wide Open In This Sector
In Order To Sustain Our Industry And
Reducing The Pressure On Our Marine
Resources We Have To Develop The Aqua
Culture Sector.
No Need To Invent The Wheel Again
Foreign Companies In Our Region Already
Involved In This Business Must Be Given An
Opportunity to Come and Develop This
Sector With Us On JV Basis.
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There Are Certain Issues that Need to Be
Resolved In Order to Jump Start this Sector
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Enforcing Writ Of The Govt. On The Coastal
Belt
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Investment Friendly Land Lease Policy
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Govt. Support In Infrastructure Improvement.
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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 farming
Main focus on Poverty Alleviation of
fishermen living on the coastal belt .
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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.
Once the Raw Material Availability is
Guaranteed Through Aqua culture the
Processing Industry Will Confidently
Invest In Value Addition Equipments to
Reinforce their Processing and thus their
Profitability.
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.