Agriculture
- Excessive Fishing: Seafood Exports Decline By $2.861 Million In October
The year-long excessive fishing caused a big plunge in fish and shrimp catch which is estimated to be about 40 percent lower this year, resulting in seafood export decline by $2.861 million in October this year, exporters said on Saturday. The country''s...
- Outlaws Openly Obtaining Extortion From Fishermen, Exporters
September 03, 2013 The notorious outlawed clan has largely held the fish harbour businesses hostage while exporters have warned the government of the growing influence of the clan operatives, which may pull down the stagnant seafood export. Talking to...
- New Fisheries Minister Faces Major Challenges
Saturday, July 20, 2013 The challenges of fisheries sector are aggravating for the lack of official priority to settle them on a permanent basis, as the hostile environment is all set to test the new fisheries minister's abilities to deal with the...
- Absence Of Crew Delays Beginning Of Fishing Season
July 05, 2013 ANWAR KHAN Absence of a large number of crew is delaying fishing season to virtually begin, as a large fleet of vessels is yet to navigate through rough sea to undertake hunting, fishermen say. The government unbarred...
- New Fishing Season Begins Amid Fears Of Rough Sea
July 04, 2013 New fishing season-2013-14 on Wednesday began in the province prematurely, amid fears over the unabated hunting hits the marine life. The Fishermen Co-operative Society (FCS) organised a fishermen gathering at Karachi Fish Harbour to celebrate...
Agriculture
Fisheries minister urges stakeholders to augment seafood export
July 18, 2013
Newly appointed Sindh Fisheries Minister Jam Khan Shoro on Wednesday urged the fisheries stakeholders to make untiring efforts to augment the seafood export from existing over $300 million. 
Officials of Karachi Fish Harbour Authority (KFHA) told Business Recorder that the new provincial minister paid his maiden visit to the fish harbour to attend briefing on the seafood export and other fisheries related matters.
"Concrete efforts should be made to increase the seafood export," the officials cited the minister as saying. The minister was of the view that the country's seafood export sector has the potential to earn a substantial foreign exchange. The minister appreciated the KFHA for its efforts to help lift the EU ban from the country's seafood export, saying the authority had played a good role to address the EU issue.
Director Operation, KFHA, Anis Soomro apprised the visiting minister as how the authority functions and its efforts to improve the fish harbour activities. He said KFHA financed modification of 539 boats under the ADP scheme to meet the EU condition, adding the authority also procured machinery and equipment for proper handling and transportation of seafood catch in line with the global specifications.
KFHA Managing Director Dr Kazim Hussain Jatoi informed the minister that the harbour functioned on modern lines with a professional approach to handle seafood catch. He said the country's largest fish harbour would have a significant development in near future, as implementation on master plan for the port was under way. The minister inspected the auction halls and landing jetties and other harbour facilities.
Source: Business Recorder
- Excessive Fishing: Seafood Exports Decline By $2.861 Million In October
The year-long excessive fishing caused a big plunge in fish and shrimp catch which is estimated to be about 40 percent lower this year, resulting in seafood export decline by $2.861 million in October this year, exporters said on Saturday. The country''s...
- Outlaws Openly Obtaining Extortion From Fishermen, Exporters
September 03, 2013 The notorious outlawed clan has largely held the fish harbour businesses hostage while exporters have warned the government of the growing influence of the clan operatives, which may pull down the stagnant seafood export. Talking to...
- New Fisheries Minister Faces Major Challenges
Saturday, July 20, 2013 The challenges of fisheries sector are aggravating for the lack of official priority to settle them on a permanent basis, as the hostile environment is all set to test the new fisheries minister's abilities to deal with the...
- Absence Of Crew Delays Beginning Of Fishing Season
July 05, 2013 ANWAR KHAN Absence of a large number of crew is delaying fishing season to virtually begin, as a large fleet of vessels is yet to navigate through rough sea to undertake hunting, fishermen say. The government unbarred...
- New Fishing Season Begins Amid Fears Of Rough Sea
July 04, 2013 New fishing season-2013-14 on Wednesday began in the province prematurely, amid fears over the unabated hunting hits the marine life. The Fishermen Co-operative Society (FCS) organised a fishermen gathering at Karachi Fish Harbour to celebrate...