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ISLAMABAD: The existing fisheries legislation in Pakistan needs to conform to the international standards for sustainable management and utilisation of fisheries resources as there is a need to establish an enabling environment and right policy and legal framework for investors, United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Country Representative in Pakistan Mina Dowlatchahi said.
Emphasising the need for policy formulation at a stakeholder consultation webinar in Islamabad, the FAO representative said increased investment in the sector can contribute significantly to create income-generating opportunities in fisheries and aquaculture. This will contribute to improving food security, nutrition, and poverty reduction in the country, she said.
The FAO in collaboration with the Fisheries Development Board (FDB) of the Ministry of National Food Security and Research organised a stakeholders’ consultation webinar for developing a ‘National Fisheries and Aquaculture Development Policy and Plan of Action for 2020-30’.
This isn't a bad idea. Pakistan needs to update its fisheries policy not just to combat the massive issues pertaining to fisheries in pakistan like overfishing and depleting of marine stocks as pakistan is kresdy depleting 9 out of 14 fish species to dangerous levels.
The worst part is our shrimp industry is almost nonexistent and its a huge market we are missing on especially considering the potential that fisheries may have with Chinese trade.
Pakistan's fish industry us worth about 650 million of which only 48 million is shrimp of large scale industry which is in danger of collapse in 20 years.
Another major problem is that 2/3rd of our fishing comes from Sindh which means that Baluchistan, a huge marine fishing potential is being wasted and fishing potential in Punjab, kpk and gilgit and azad is not utilized to its full potential.
There is huge potential here and if reforms and policy are made correctly then we can seriously harness this potential.
Emphasising the need for policy formulation at a stakeholder consultation webinar in Islamabad, the FAO representative said increased investment in the sector can contribute significantly to create income-generating opportunities in fisheries and aquaculture. This will contribute to improving food security, nutrition, and poverty reduction in the country, she said.
The FAO in collaboration with the Fisheries Development Board (FDB) of the Ministry of National Food Security and Research organised a stakeholders’ consultation webinar for developing a ‘National Fisheries and Aquaculture Development Policy and Plan of Action for 2020-30’.
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This isn't a bad idea. Pakistan needs to update its fisheries policy not just to combat the massive issues pertaining to fisheries in pakistan like overfishing and depleting of marine stocks as pakistan is kresdy depleting 9 out of 14 fish species to dangerous levels.
The worst part is our shrimp industry is almost nonexistent and its a huge market we are missing on especially considering the potential that fisheries may have with Chinese trade.
Pakistan's fish industry us worth about 650 million of which only 48 million is shrimp of large scale industry which is in danger of collapse in 20 years.
Another major problem is that 2/3rd of our fishing comes from Sindh which means that Baluchistan, a huge marine fishing potential is being wasted and fishing potential in Punjab, kpk and gilgit and azad is not utilized to its full potential.
There is huge potential here and if reforms and policy are made correctly then we can seriously harness this potential.
