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Pakistan has many marine and inland fishery resources. The potential was estimated at 1 million tonnes/year from the marine subsector alone. The commercially important resources include near 250 demersal fish species, 50 small pelagic fish species, 15 medium-sized pelagic species and 20 large pelagic fish species.
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) .
There are 531 species of fishes in Pakistan, of these, 233 are freshwater fish. [1] The mahseer is the national fish of Pakistan. Notopterus notoperus; Notopterus chitala; Naziritor zhobensis; Triplophysa stoliczkai - found only in Deosai; Diptyichus maculatus - found only in Deosai; Ptychobarbus conirostis - found only in Deosai
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 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 and aquaculture in the country.
The species is found in the Himalayan river systems of Pakistan where it is listed as an endangered species. [6] Marbled polecat Vormela peregusna: The species is mostly found in desert areas and is facing major threat in the form of habitat destruction. [7] Fishing cat Prionailurus viverrinus: Himalayan goral Naemorhedus goral: Himalayan musk deer
The Karachi Fish Harbour is a port located in Keamari District, which is part of Karachi Division, Sindh province, Pakistan.Over 90 percent of the Pakistan's fish and seafood catch and exports pass through the harbour.
NIO was established in 1981 through a Government Resolution to conduct multidisciplinary research in oceanography in the coastal and offshore areas of Pakistan (EEZ 24,000 km 2). [4] The institute has 30 qualified marine scientists working on ocean biology/productivity, marine chemistry and environment, physical oceanography/coastal hydraulics ...