Aquaculture:
Aquaculture is the farming of aquatic organisms, including fish, molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic plants.
Marine Fishing
Marine fisheries include the activities of harvesting fish from the sea for commercial, recreational, or subsistence purposes.
Inland / Fresh / Warm Water Fishing
An inland fishery refers to the utilization of wild capture and cultured fish resources in various water bodies such as rivers, lakes, and ponds.
GDP (Gross Domistic Product)
Gross domestic product (GDP) is the total market value of the goods and services produced by a country's economy during a specified period of time.
Fishing as a subsector of agriculture, plays a significant role in the national economy and towards food security of the country.
The industry contributes;
towards food supplies,
as a source of livelihood for the coastal inhabitants,
towards export earnings and boosting the economy.
providing employment to a significant number of people residing in impoverished societies and backward regions of Balochistan and Sindh
Fishing accounts for less than 1% towards GDP.
In 2022 seafood exports from Pakistan reached USD 496.6 million.
The marine fisheries sector contributes about 64 % while inland contributes 36% in terms of production.
Marine fishing is concentrated in Sindh and Balochistan
Inland fishing is found in Sindh, Punjab and KPK including Gilgit-Balistan.
What is meant by subsistence fishing?
What is commercial fishing?
Names the types of marine fish caught from coastal areas of Pakistan.
Name the fishing tools used for fishing.
Name the major fish importers of fish from Pakistan.
Name the main fishing months in Pakistan.
Name the largest fishing products of Pakistan.
Why fishing is not practiced from many to September in coastal areas?
Name the fishing ports of Balochistan.
Why fish is so plentiful in the mangroves of the Indus delta coast? (4) N2002
What are uses of fish?
why fish catch is more in Sindh coast than Balochistan?
How fish can be stored and processed?
Compare Gill-netter with traditional sail boat?
Name fish harbor (ports) located on Sind coast.
Describe how marine fishing methods can be improved.
Why fish processing called value added?
Why weight of marine fish catch has decreased?
How does poor infrastructure of Balochistan is handles in development of fishing industry?
Differentiate between marine and inland fish.
Name the type of inland fish.
Name the fishing centers.
Why more people are employed in inland fisheries?
What are advantages and disadvantages of developing fishing industry?
Define Aqua culture.
Describe fishing methods used in fish farm. (4)
What is favorable condition for fish farming?
Why is fish farming of growing importance in Pakistan?
What are disadvantages of fish farming?
Name the most common fish kept in fish farm.
State the three ways in which the fish farm owners can improve the site of fish farm.
What are steps taken by government to promote fishing?
Name the sports fish.
Describe fishing industry of Makran coast with reference to methods of fishing, ports and uses of fish caught. (6)
Name the type of fish caught along Indus Delta.
What steps are taken by government to develop fishing industry along Makran coast?
What are advantages and disadvantages of developing fish processing industries in the ports of Balochistan? (6) 2011