Cold and gusty winds reduce fish catch
Cold and gusty winds at sea with short days have significantly reduced winter's fish catch, as vessels have shifted to their nocturnal operations in a bid to maximise the fishing span. Talking to Business Recorder on Tuesday, the scantly covered with warm gears seafarers said that the short days make them to rely more on night time operations with a view to increase the fishing span. 
"Catch always comes down in winter because of strong gusty winds and cold weather conditions," said President Sindh Trawlers Owners and Fishermen Association (Stofa), Habibullah Khan Niazi.
The fishermen said the northerly winds, which have yet to take impetus to tear across the coastal belt of Sindh, are still cold enough to cause vessels to cut their catch short to quickly return to moorages.
"Span of fishing operations has increased at seas from 20 to 28 days since the cold weather season has started in the country's coastal parts," Habibullah Niazi said
The seafarers said the Arabian Sea turns into inertia and remains dull for four months, but scales down the catch as marine life plunges into seabed in habitats during the cold.
"Cold waves push fish to seabed dwelling where many of the species remain there all the winter days, making the fishermen sail longer to hunt," said President Native. Islanders Fishermen Association (Nifa), Asif Bhatti.
Courtesy Business Recorder I News Collated by agrinfobank.com
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