Fishing industry

importance of fishing industry

Increases GDP
Export of fish can earn foreign exchange
Source of income
Source of direct and indirect employment
Promotes the growth of other industries e.g. boat makers
Waste useful for fertilizer industry Development of coastal areas Waterlogged and saline areas can be used for fish farming

how many types are in marine fishing?

there are two types of marine fishing
subsistence fishing
commerical fishing

what is subsistence fishing?

When fishermen and his family consume the fish, they catch
✓ Traditional nets, hand nets
✓ Small wooden boats under 20m long ✓ Owner and its crewmen
✓ Upto 5 km off the shore due to limited fuel and refrigeration and perils of the weather
✓ Covers at most 1 or 2 hect of sea

what is commerical fishing?

✓ Fish is sold in the market
✓ Boat size up to 100 m long
✓ Away from port up to 50-60 Km from the coast in the deep-sea water
✓ two main centers of commercial fishing are Karachi and Gwadar
✓ the Sindh coast is more important and accounts for most of the fish catch

DEVELOPMENT OF FISHING ALONG THE SINDH COAST

✓ Sindh has many creeks, safe harbours, and a wide shallow sea—great for fishing.

✓ Sindh has many creeks, safe harbours, and a wide shallow sea—great for fishing.

✓ The Indus River brings nutrients to the Indus Delta, making it rich in fish.

✓ The Indus River brings nutrients to the Indus Delta, making it rich in fish.

✓ New fishing boats can go far into deep sea (50–60 km), while old sailboats only go about 5 km.

TYPES OF MARINE FISH CATCH?

✓ Sharks
✓ Croakers
✓ Drums
✓ Cat fish
✓ Skates
✓ Rays

DEVELOPMENT OF FISHING ALONG THE MAKRAN COAST

DOCKING OF SAILBOATS
HANDLING OF THE CATCH PERSERVATION AND STORAGE

🐠 Fishing in Balochistan (Makran Coast)

• Most people near the coast depend on fishing to live.

• Kids learn fishing skills early, and families work together.

• The sea has lots of fish, but old fishing methods limit the catch.

• New harbours at Gwadar, Ormara, and Pasni are being built to help fishermen catch more and store fish better.

INLAND FISHING

Practiced is almost all the rivers, lakes, reservoirs, irrigation channels and fish farms

TYPES OF INLAND FISH CATCH

Manaseer
Palla
Thalla
Rahu
Trout
Grass
Silver

FISH FARMING

✓Flat land of plains easy to use machinery
✓ Large and cheap land is available to build the farms
✓ Large rectangular man-made ponds
✓ Concrete or cemented impervious base and sides to prevent water loss
✓ Sides of farms and edged with solidified mud to prevent contamination
✓ Linear plantation around fish farms to provide oxygen, shade to minimize water loss by evaporation and to keep water body cool

MAIN FISHING CENTERS

Manchar Lake in Dadu District Sindh Keenjhar Lake North of Thatta
Haleji Lake West of Thatta
Reservoirs of Mangla and Tarbela Dam River Indus at Sukkur, Kotri, Thatta

ADVANTAGES OF FISH FARMING

✓ Provides income
✓ Raw material for fertilizer industry
✓ Provided employment
✓ Reduces burden on crops and livestock
✓ Foreign exchange earnings by export

DISADVANTAGES OF FISH FARMING

✓ Occupies more space
✓ Lower water table
✓ Deforestation
✓ Skills needed

GOVERNMENT EFFORTS TO DEVELOP FISHERIES

THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW FISHING METHODS

THE DEVELOPMENT OF VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS SUCH AS CANNED OR FROZEN FISH BY PROVIDING FISH PROCESSING FACILITIES

GUIDANCE AND WHETHER INFORMATION OF FISHERMAN THRPUGH BROADERCASTING SERVICES AND GIVERNMENT METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENTS

DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS BY THE MARINE FISHERIES DEPARTMENT (MFD) SUCH AS MONITORING OF DEEP SEA FISHING VESSELS, STRENGTHING OF QUALITY CONTROL LABORATORIES’

ADDITIONALY IMPROVEMENT IN MDF LABS IN VIEW OF WTO (WORLD TRADE ORGANISTION) REQUIREMENTS

FISHING MARKETS
🇵🇰 Domestic Market

🇵🇰 Domestic Market

• Fish is sold through wholesale dealers and street hawkers, especially in Karachi.

• People prefer fresh fish and prawns over frozen or processed ones.

• Processed fish is available in only a few urban stores.

• Local demand is low compared to the catch.

• Per person fish consumption is just 2 kg per year, much lower than the world average of 16 k

FISHING MARKETS
International Market

International Market

• Pakistan exports about 30% of its total fish catch.

• Major buyers include China, the EU, Thailand, Malaysia, and the Middle East.

• Exports include dried and salted fish, especially to China and Middle Eastern countries.

• Fish exports earn over 6% of Pakistan’s foreign exchange.

FISHING PERIODS

November to January for fish
✓ October and November for shrimps ✓ June and July is breeding time
✓ Fishing in big boats is done throughout the year
✓ Part time fishermen who use small boats do not fish from May to September because of South-West monsoon

IMPROVEMENTS IN MARINE FISHING INDUSTRY

Training facilities are being provided
✓ Establishing on-shore facilities
✓ Better marketing and processing facilities
✓ Increasing the efficiency of existing boats
✓ Research surveys of deep off-shore waters are being conducted to promote deep sea fishing
✓ 16 ice factories are developed in Baluchistan
✓ Improved loading and unloading facilities
✓ Guidance and weather information for fishermen
✓ Monitoring of deep-sea fishing vessels

HOW FISHES ARE REARED ON A FISH FARM

Farmers bring baby fish from the hatcheries
✓ Regular feed for proper growth and healthier fish
✓ Regular checking
✓ Disinfectants to avoid diseases
✓ Regular check of water leve

THE EXPECTED SOCIO-ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF DEVELOPMENT FISH FARMING

FISH FARMING HAVE GREATER SCOPE IN PAKISTAN DUE TO

GREATER RETURNS FIR FISHERMEN

INCREASED EMPOLYMENT

USE TECHNOLOGY AND UPGRADING OF SKILLS WILL ENSURE INCREASED FISH PRODUCTION

REDUCED BURDEN ON CROPS AND LIVESTOCK

WHAT ARE THE PROBLEMS OF THE FISHING INDUSTRY

WATER POLLUTION
THREAT TO MANGROVES TREES
LACK OF FINANICAL RESOURCES
OVERFISHING

WHAT IS WATER POLLUTION DOING TO FISHING INDUSTRY

KARACHI’S FISH HARBOURS IS SEVERELY AFFECTED BY A VARIETY OF POLLUTANTS, INCLUDING OIL SPILLAGE FROM SHIPS AND DOMESTIC AND INDUSTRIAL WASTE

CARCINOGENIC QUALITIES,TOXIC AND HEAVY MATERIALS LIKE:
CADMIUM
ALUMINIUM
NICKEL
HAS BEEN FOUND IN PRAWNS,CRABS,LOBSTERS AND FISH


WATER POLLUTION ALSO AFFECTING RIVERS OF PAKISTAN
GROWING POPULATION, INDUSTRIALISATION AND URBANISATION, INCREASING THE AMOUNTS OF WASTE ARE DUMPED INTO RIVERS


EXTENSIVE USE OF CHEMICAL FERTILISERS AND PESTICIDES,A THEY LEACH INTO RIVER SYSTEM

SOLUTION:
WASTE DEVELOPMENT AND DISPOSAL NEEDS TO BE DEVELOPED SO THAT POLLUTION DO NOT ENTER THE RIVERS AND THE SEA

WHAT IS OVERFISHING?

OVERFISHING HAPPENS WHEN PEOPLE CATCH TOO MANY FISH AND FISH DONT HAVE ENOUGH TIME GROW AND REPRODUCE

EXAMPLE:
SHRIMPS ARE OVERFISHING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR EVEN IN THE BREEDING SEASON

PROBLEM IS DUE TO
THE FOREIGN TRAVELERS. THE LIMITS OF PRODUCTION OF SHRIMPS

WHAT IS LACK OF FINANCIAL IN FISHING INDUSTRY

PAKISTAN CAN’T AFFORD TO DEVELOP ITS FISHING INDUSTRY