6: FISHING

Question 1

What are the uses of fish?

Answer 1

• It is nutritious white meat.
• Fish waste is used to make fertilizer and poultry feed.
• It adds 0.9% to GDP.
• Pakistan earns 6% of its total foreign exchange.

Question 2

Define subsistence fishing.

Answer 2

• Self-subsistence fishing is when fishermen use traidtional mehtods to catch fish for self-consumption.

Question 3

Define commercial fishing.

Answer 3

Commercial fishing is carried out at large scale, usually mechanized boats and large nets are used

Question 4

Define inland Fishing.

Answer 4

• It is practiced in rivers, lakes, and reservoirs of dams.
• Small ponds are also made for fish breeding and catching.
• 32% of people are engaged in Inland fishing.

Question 5

Give me a list of fishing centers.

Answer 5

• Manchar Lake in Dadu district
• Haleji lake, west of Thatta
• Reservoirs of Mangla and Terbela Dams.
• River Indus at Sukhur, Kotri and Thatta.

Question 6

What are the types of fish?

Answer 6

• Mahasheer
• Pella
• Thalla
  -Rahu
• Tront
• Grass silver carp.

Question 7

What is marine fishing?

Answer 7

• It is practiced in seas and ports. 68% are engaged in marine fishing.
• Sindh: Karachi-Kemari
• Balochistan: Gawadar-Pasni-Ormara—Jiwani-Sonmiani

Question 8

How to develop the fishing industry?

Answer 8

• Processing facilities must be increased for the development of value-added products such as canned or frozen fish.
• The introduction of new fishing methods
• Modern boats and nets should be provided.
• Increasing storage facilities for fisheries.

Question 9

What are the benefits of fish farming?

Answer 9

• Use of technology and upgrading of skills will increase fish production and revenue as well
• Increased employment
• Reduces burden on crops and livestock in rural areas
• Foreign exchange will come as exports will increase.

Question 10

What are the problems of the fishing industry?

Answer 10

• Water Pollution from oil spills from ships and domestic and industrial waste harms fishing.
• Use of illegal nets
• Lack of storage and refrigerator facilities
• Overfishing i.e. catching fish throughout the year even in the breeding season.

Question 11

What could be the possible solutions to the problems of the fishing industry?/Sustainable fisheries

Answer 11

• Banning the use of illegal nets
• Laws to control water pollution
• Overfishing should be stopped as well as catching fish during the breeding season
• Strict enforcement of laws against cutting mangrove forests

Question 12

What are the benefits of the marine fishing industry?

Answer 12

• Improved facilities are being developed along the coast for preservation and storage
• Almost all communities along the coast of Balochistan depend on fishing for their livelihood
• Could set up fish processing for further employment opportunities
• Infrastructure facilities provided at Gwadar, Ormara and Pasni