OPPORTUNITIES AND ROAD BLOCKS. Seafood exports vary between US$ 250 to US$ 275 Million Annually. AUP ( Average Unit Price) US$ 2.00 90% By Volume.

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