Agriculture
- Kpt Again Urged To Dredge Fish Harbour
September 08, 2013 Sindh government has again requested Karachi Port Trust (KPT) to carry out dredging of the country's largest fish harbour's navigational channel. Talking to Business Recorder on Saturday, Managing Director, Karachi Fish Harbour,...
- 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...
- 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...
- Government Lifts Ban On Fishing
July 03, 2013 The Sindh government of PPP on Tuesday aborted the annual fishing ban midway, allowing the fishermen to resume deep-sea voyages and hunting in rough sea from July, fisheries sources said. The Sindh Fisheries Department, according to official...
Agriculture
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 unattended problems. The former Sindh Fisheries Minister, Zahid Ali Bhurgari left behind a number of key environmental and administrative problems for his successor Jam Khan Shoro to deal with them. 
The new minister has to take a number of strict measures at first to streamline the operations at the most irregular sector. "The issue of unabated landing of trash fish and shrimp at fish harbour, the use of destructive nets, fishing in Balochistan waters, FCS lease, drugs and other illegal activities, implementation of master plan etc are the major challenges which the new minister will have to deal with," fisheries official said.
The government has fixed minimum mesh size for fish and shrimp catch but the fisheries department failed to implement it to avoid growing trash landing of seafood. The destructive nets have been banned in Sindh coast but are being openly used by the strong boat owners in deep sea and sea-lords in creeks, officials added.
Several fishermen were injured and one of them was killed by Balochistan levies inside the provincial waters, officials said, adding that the new minister will have to negotiate with his counterpart to end the violence against his province fishermen. At the fish harbor drugs and other illegal activities like theft continue in the face of authorities, they said, adding the outlaws have to be brought to justice to make the fish harbor a peaceful and conducive seafood business center
There is also an issue of leasing plots to fishermen co-operative society, which dues have grown phenomenally for the last several years. The minister will have to press the FCS to recover the dues. The bigger challenge for Jam Khan Shoro will be the implementation of master plan to develop the fish harbor on modern lines. The evacuation of unauthorised businesses for the harbour and leasing of plots on merit to interested firms, he has to do to make headway for enforcement of master plan.
Source: Business RecorderThe new minister has to take a number of strict measures at first to streamline the operations at the most irregular sector. "The issue of unabated landing of trash fish and shrimp at fish harbour, the use of destructive nets, fishing in Balochistan waters, FCS lease, drugs and other illegal activities, implementation of master plan etc are the major challenges which the new minister will have to deal with," fisheries official said. The government has fixed minimum mesh size for fish and shrimp catch but the fisheries department failed to implement it to avoid growing trash landing of seafood. The destructive nets have been banned in Sindh coast but are being openly used by the strong boat owners in deep sea and sea-lords in creeks, officials added.
Several fishermen were injured and one of them was killed by Balochistan levies inside the provincial waters, officials said, adding that the new minister will have to negotiate with his counterpart to end the violence against his province fishermen. At the fish harbor drugs and other illegal activities like theft continue in the face of authorities, they said, adding the outlaws have to be brought to justice to make the fish harbor a peaceful and conducive seafood business center
There is also an issue of leasing plots to fishermen co-operative society, which dues have grown phenomenally for the last several years. The minister will have to press the FCS to recover the dues. The bigger challenge for Jam Khan Shoro will be the implementation of master plan to develop the fish harbor on modern lines. The evacuation of unauthorised businesses for the harbour and leasing of plots on merit to interested firms, he has to do to make headway for enforcement of master plan.
- Kpt Again Urged To Dredge Fish Harbour
September 08, 2013 Sindh government has again requested Karachi Port Trust (KPT) to carry out dredging of the country's largest fish harbour's navigational channel. Talking to Business Recorder on Saturday, Managing Director, Karachi Fish Harbour,...
- 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...
- 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...
- Government Lifts Ban On Fishing
July 03, 2013 The Sindh government of PPP on Tuesday aborted the annual fishing ban midway, allowing the fishermen to resume deep-sea voyages and hunting in rough sea from July, fisheries sources said. The Sindh Fisheries Department, according to official...