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Marine Fisheries Department. The Marine Fisheries Department (MFD) (Urdu: سررشتہ برائے سمندری ماہی گیری) is a department of the Government of Pakistan. It is part of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs (Pakistan).
The fishing industry plays a significant part in the national economy of Pakistan. With a coastline of about 1,120 km, Pakistan has enough fishery resources that remain to be developed. Most of the population of the coastal areas of Sindh and Balochistan depends on fisheries for livelihood.
There are 531 species of fish in Pakistan. 233 of them are of fresh water. [ 1 ] Mahseer is the national fish of Pakistan. Here is a list of these fishes: Notopterus notoperus. Notopterus chitala. Naziritor zhobensis. Triplophysa stoliczkai - Deosai only. Diptyichus maculatus - Deosai only.
The Port of Sonmiani, in Las Bela District, currently consists of a fish harbour at the town of Damb, about 4 km (2.5 mi) northwest of Sonmiani as well as a coast guard jetty for the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency, a kilometre to the north of the fish harbour. In March 2007 the federal government announced a proposal to build a major new ...
Alticola montosa. The Kashmir vole is found in a few places in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Azad Kashmir. Habitat loss due to human activities is the main threat to this species. [5] European otter. Lutra lutra. The species is found in the Himalayan river systems of Pakistan where it is listed as an endangered species. [6] Marbled polecat.
The Ministry of Maritime Affairs (Urdu: وزارت بحری امور), previously known as the Ministry of Ports and Shipping, is a Federal Ministry of the Government of Pakistan. The current Minister for Maritime Affairs is Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh and the current Federal Secretary for Maritime Affairs is Zafar Ali Shah. The longest-serving Federal ...
Gadani, Balochistan. Coordinates. 25°07′10″N 66°43′55″E / 25.11944°N 66.73194°E / 25.11944; 66.73194. Details. Owned by. Government of Balochistan. Type of harbour. coastal breakwater. Gadani Fish Harbour is a fish harbour located in Gadani, the Hub District [1] of Balochistan Province, southern Pakistan.
1952. Location. Batapur, Lahore, Pakistan. Website. punjabfisheries.gov.pk. The Fisheries Research and Training Institute (Urdu: دانش کدہِ تربیت و تحقیقِ ماہی گیری) is a research institution in Lahore, Pakistan. [1] with work centring on inland fisheries and aquaculture in Pakistan. Its role is to promote fisheries ...