Introduction to Fisheries Administrative

Setup in Pakistan
 Pakistan Coastline
• The coastline of Pakistan extends 1,050 km (650
mi), 300 km falling in Sind province and 750 km
in Balochistan.
• Fishing industry is managed by the Fisheries
Development Commissioner (FDC) under the
Ministry Food, Agriculture Livestock (MFAL)
of Government of Pakistan.
• The office of the FDC is responsible for policy,
planning and coordination with provincial
fisheries departments and other national and
international agencies such as Asia-Pacific
Fishery Commission.
• The marine subsector is overlooked by Marine
Fisheries Department (MFD).
• The Pakistan Agricultural Research
Council (PARC) is engaged in the research of
the industry. NARC is one of the largest
research Centre of PARC.
• Some universities in the country are also
involved in basic fisheries research.
 Provincial Fisheries Departments

o Punjab Fisheries Department

o Directorate of Fisheries Sindh

o Directorate of Fisheries KPK

o Balochistan Fisheries Department

Punjab Fisheries Department

Director
Extension

Director Director Director R&T

Aquaculture
General

Director
Hatcheries
 Department Functions
The Department is responsible for conservation,
management and development of aquatic resources in
public and private sectors to meet the quality protein
requirements of country.
Major functions are:
• Management
– Lease of fishing rights of public waters
– Stock replenishment of public waters
– Promotion of sport fishing
– Issuance of licenses to fishermen and anglers
• Development

– Collection of statistical data for future planning.

– Development of fisheries resources in natural and

manmade reservoirs/ ponds.

– Improvement of aquaculture systems.

– Establishment of fish hatcheries and seed nursing

farms.
• Conservation
– Check on fishing without license.
– Restriction on catching undersized fish.
– Protection of fish against use of explosives/
poisons.
– Restriction on mesh size of nets.
– Reservation of fish breeding grounds.
– Observance of annual close season.
– Protection of fish against release of industrial
effluents and solvents.
• Extension
– Free technical service on site selection farm
designing and fish culture activities.
– Preparation of feasibility reports.
– Fish seed supply on Government prescribed rates.
– Free fish farm visits
– Analysis of pond, soils and water samples.
– Training in fish culture techniques for the fish
farmers.
– Provision of bulldozers on agriculture rates
through Agricultural Engineering Department.
 Fish Hatcheries
Central Fish Seed Hatchery, Manawan, Lahore
Fish Seed Hatchery Chhenawan, District Gujranwala
Fish Seed Hatchery, Rawalpindi, Near Rawal Dam
Fish Seed Hatchery, Satiana Road, Faisalabad
Fish Seed Hatchery Mianchannu, District Khanewal
Fish Seed Hatchery Bahawalpur
Fish Seed Hatchery, Rahim Yar Khan
Mahseer Fish Seed Hatchery, Garyala, District Attock
Fish Seed Nursing Farm, Farooqabad, District
Sheikhupura
Fish Seed Nursing Farm, Toba Tek Singh
Fish Seed Nursing Farm, Shahpur, District Sargodha
Fish Seed Nursing Farm, Fateh Jang, District Attock
Fish Seed Nursing Farm, Kotli Arian, District Sialkot
Fish Seed Nursing Farm, Muzaffargarh
Fish Seed Nursing Farm, Hasilpur, District
Bahawalpur
Fish Seed Nursing Farm, Pirowal, District Khanewal
Fish biodiversity lab developed at head Trimmu
District Jhang