Introduction to Fisheries and Aquaculture

FISH-401

Fisheries Science: Managing understanding fisheries

Fisheries: Place, capture/ cultivate fishes,

Aquaculture: cultivation of fish, aquatic animals, plants.

Type of Fisheries: Fin fisheries Captured (True Fishes) Cultivated Non fin fisheries: Frog, Prawns, Crabs, lobsters, Plants,

etc.

HistoryDietary Importance of Fisheries

International trendsFisheries in global prospect ( Diet, Employment,

Economic)World fish production: 130 M. Ton (37 M. Ton

Aquaculture, 92 M. Ton captured) 2001

China is leading: ( 42 M. Ton Total production, 33% of world), (16 M. Ton Aquaculture, 26 M. Ton captured), ( 69 % aquaculture of world)

38% world fishes traded74 % diet use, 26% non diet use200 M employment950 M people’s primary dietProblem of over fishing ( limit:100 M. Ton, Requirement

increasing, Aqua culturing is need of time)

Trends in PakistanRich in resourcesFisheries department is neglected 0.8 % GDP, 0.25 % of world production, 70% of caught fish is exported ( 1.6 kg

/person/year fish demand as compared to world 16 kg/person/year)

1 M people involved

Marine fisheries in Pakistan100 Km coast line with Arabian seaImportant areas of Sindh, Makran,

BalochistanSubtropical zone30 sp. of fish, 10 sp. of crabs, 5 sp. Of

lobsters, 70 commercial fishesSardine, Hilsa, sharks, Makerel, Butterfly

fish, Pomfret, Sole, Tuna, Sea bream, Cat fish, Eel etc.

Fishing Zones:

200 Nautical miles area: Coastal fishing zone: 1-12 NM ( for local

fisher men, with small boats, old techniques)Deep sea fishing zone I: 12-35 NM (For

Fishermen with large boats and modern equipment)

Deep sea fishing zone II: 35-200 NM (For foreign, Pakistani vessels, with license from government)

Fresh Water Fisheries in PakistanRich land with inland waters — reservoirs, canals, swamps,

lakes, streams and riversDrainage Basin for Himalaya MountainsNatural lakes: Area of 109,780 hectares

Cold water lakes: (Saif-ul- Mulook, Satpara, Hanna),

Warm water lakes: (Manchar and Kalri ).

The Indus:

Five large rivers — Kabul, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, and Sutlaj

There are 3,300 fish farms in the country in Punjab and Sindh.

Organization of Fisheries

Ministry of Food, Agriculture and

Livestock

Fisheries development

CommissionerPlans and Policies

Marine Fisheries

Department

Pakistan Agriculture Research Council

Deals with research in Fisheries