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Hundred Thousand Fishermen May Be Forced To Stay Home
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by rumana husain | July 31, 2008 at 01:02 am
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Extraordinary increase in diesel prices may force 100,000 crew members of 4,000 boats to stay idle at homes, as the official ban on fishing will end on July 31 (today). This will affect more than 100,000 fishermen families belonging to Karachi, claims Sami Memon, a spokesman of the Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF) while talking to The News. According to boat owners, sitting near their vessels anchored at the Karachi Fish Harbour, their fishing preparations start 15 days earlier. However, this year due to inflated diesel prices they have yet to decide their future.
This is a dismal situation as instead of providing subsidies to the fishermen in lieu of the newly launched National Fisheries Policy which had announced a 2 billion rupees (US$33.4 million) budget to increase fish and shrimp output, and to boost fisheries exports through a public-private partnership, the boats will be docked due to increase in fuel prices.
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Most RecentMost Recommended Comments (26)
at 01:06 on July 31st, 2008
rumana husain, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 04:18 on July 31st, 2008
rumana husain, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 04:26 on July 31st, 2008
rumana husain, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 04:44 on July 31st, 2008
rumana husain, I like this story. It's good stuff.
400 Japanese Fishing Wessels have been taken out of service as well as 1100 more through out Asia due to the High fuel prises! A shortage of fish supply and a very high increase in the prise of Fish is the result of high fuel prises and lack of fishing boats out there!
The up side is, that it may help the ever depleading fish stooks!
at 05:05 on July 31st, 2008
rumana husain, I like this story. Fishing vessels need stable fuel prices. The first country to think about it was Iceland. Iceland has the first fishing boat with 40 kw Fuel cell running on renewable Hydrogen from geothermal heat. Nobody wants to invest in the Future. When it's to late we start crying.
at 05:59 on July 31st, 2008
thank you for your comments. although the fishermen community is the backbone of the fisheries sector, contributing millions of dollars annually to the national exchequer, its own living conditions remain poor. besides the problem of high fuel prices, the fishermen also have to compete with foreign mechanized trawlers fishing in Pakistani waters. according to fishermen, these fully mechanized and automated deep-sea factory trawlers continue fishing round the clock throughout the year, even when there is a two-month ban, which is observed by the karachi fishermen.
at 06:20 on July 31st, 2008
rumana husain, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 06:43 on July 31st, 2008
rumana husain, I like this story. It's good stuff.In Canada Newfoundlanders all Fishermen at one time have been forbidden to fish for over a decade, in plain sight by many of other countries overfishing in Newfoundland waters, certainly seems ironic one set of fishermen cannot fish because of fuel prices with plenty of fish to be had, and another set of fisherman cannot fish because of no fish to be found, at least for them. Regardless, both sets of fisherman sit and wonder when they can once again launch their boats and do what they love! Fish~!
at 06:47 on July 31st, 2008
quite true. pretty ironic barry, isnt it?
at 10:33 on August 1st, 2008
Yep, trust me, if Newfoundland fisherman could find there way to your neck of the woods, they would gladly help out for their love of fishing and carrying on a cultural tradition and way of life which is dying due to Big Fishing concerns who have decimated fishing stocks the world over.
at 07:08 on July 31st, 2008
i like the idea of solar life instead subsidies which i believe go in the pocket of corrupt officials long term fuel strategy is needed and we3 have to fing the way out of the Oil cartel which is not interested in wellbeing of the world.
at 07:15 on July 31st, 2008
We could convert every house, car, truck, boat and small factories with a combination of energy sources, where ever they may work best, Solar would be best where we have sun shine, Hydrogen production along coastal areas in the Mediterranean and Asia, south and Central America. Car in Hydrogen, Boats on Hydrogen and wind power. Houses on thermal or geo thermal, combined with solar and wind power all self sufficient, the pay back would be with in 10 to 25 years at 1% interest or zero interest and then get the excess power and redistribute it! It would pay off in the long run, yet needs a lot of Capital or Good will! Maybe both!All this can only be done if all agree to the same rules of competing rules though! No more big multi national fishing travlers!
at 07:08 on July 31st, 2008
rumana husain, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 07:14 on July 31st, 2008
rumana husain, I like this story. It's good stuff.
I hadn't heard about this before I read it here. Great job!
at 07:15 on July 31st, 2008
thank you for your comment azzay...the poor keep getting poorer due to all around inflation. cost of fuel at the helm of it which has obviously affected everything. so yes, solar power. dont know why it still hasnt been considered in all seriousness.
at 09:17 on July 31st, 2008
The start of a long day.
musuf has contributed a photo to this story.
at 09:35 on July 31st, 2008
musuf, thanks for the images!
at 13:49 on July 31st, 2008
Although i love seafood but unfortunately when i ev seeen this fisherman cutting the head of the fish..i just tried to capture the force he used to cut-off the head in a single frame...its reallly strange cuz the head is soft and he used so much force that his veins got swalled...its near to me amazing moment...
fullmoonshadow has contributed a photo to this story.
at 03:23 on August 1st, 2008
not only fishermen but many other businessmen also thinking winding up their businesses due to the increase in oil price and govt's stupid economic policies. nobody knows that what is going to be happening in the next few months.
at 03:36 on August 1st, 2008
rumana husain, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 05:11 on August 1st, 2008
Fishermen with their nets at Karachi beach "Sea View, Cliffton".
Suhail Akhtar has contributed a photo to this story.
at 21:58 on August 1st, 2008
thank you for your comments and images. it was a slack day at the fish harbour in karachi yesterday, which was the first day of resuming the fishing activity after the seasonal month-long ban on fishing. the fuel price hike has forced them to contemplate leaving fishing for good and begin some other profitable venture.
at 02:46 on August 2nd, 2008
rumana husain, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 07:09 on August 3rd, 2008
Pictures somehow take themselves in such places of desolate beauty.
culturalgap has contributed a photo to this story.
at 03:19 on August 4th, 2008
Here is a contributed photo taken in Islamabad, during the fasting month in 2006, to this story.
at 01:38 on August 7th, 2008
Thank you very much for kicking off such desiring forum. I am a sport fisherman and having a glimp of decreasing fishing catch day by day.
Diesel price is not the only reason of fishing devastation in Sind and Baluchistan. There are so many factors taking part in fishing desertification.Main culprits are those who use "BANNED" nets such as " Bhola", "Kuttra" etc. the size of the net is so small so that thay catch every living creature in the water including millions and millions of tiny babies and eggs of fishes. These fish catches are sold to serve making feed for poultry industry. Second are vessels from fareastern countries such as China, Hong Kong, philipines and Japan they have liecence to catch in our water and they swapt all kind of species, they kept what they need and throw back needless in the water in dead form.