Fishing industry Flashcards
(17 cards)
Fishing makes up how much of the GDP?
0.39% in 2020
How many people are employed in fishing
379,500
How many percentage are the coasts?
Sindh coast- 30%
Makran coast- 70%
Uses of fish
Fertiliser
White meat
Oil(Vitamin A and D)
How much burden is on Karachi?
carries 90% of the country’s catch
and 95% of the exports
Gwadar
Omara
Pasni
being developed
Subsistence fishing details
Traditional nets
small wooden sailboats
Do not travel far
catch small
Commercial fishing details
Traditional sailboas and nets
Gillnetters
mechanised boats
in deep sea
Traditional sailboats can go so many miles?
5km
Mechanized boats can go how many kms?
50-60km
Types of marine fish catch
Sharks
Croackers
Skaters
Drums
Catfish
Rays
Types of inland or fresh water fish?
Manaseer
Palla
Thalla
Rahu
Trout
Grass,Silver-Chinese species of Carp
Fish farms details
Concrete
Solidified mud
Trees outside
rectangle
Main fishing centers
Manchar Lake - Dadu District
Kalri Lake - Thatta
Haleji Lake - Thatta
Reservoirs of Mangla and Tarbela dam
River Indus, Sukkur, Kotri and Thatta
How many fishes are eaten
2kg which is smaller than the world average of
16kg
How much of the catch is exported
30%
Examples of countries it is sent to
China
EU
Thailand
Malaysia
Middle east
Sri Lanka
Japan
How much foreign exchange does it earn?
6%
