Over 250 teachers from CDGK Elementary College of Education participated in World Fisheries Day Seminar

World Fisheries Day (WFD) is celebrated on Nov 21 every year. This day was declared by World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP)—international organization working with fisher folk communities from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh.

Fisheries, being one of the important sectors of Pakistani economy, yield over US$ 100 million foreign exchange annually and provides livelihood for over a million fisher folk communities through out coastal region. A fishery is one of the two main parts of WWF’s European Union funded project — Tackling Poverty in Coastal Communities of Pakistan.

WWF-Pakistan organized awareness raising seminar for over 250 trainee teachers and staff of CDGK Elementary College of Education, Gulberg on Fisheries of Pakistan as a part of dissemination of information and sharing lesson learnt in EU funded project.

Mr. Shameer Ali Prasla, Environmental Education and Communication Officer of WWF–Pakistan shared various issues and challenges of fisheries sector. Every day over 300 million gallon of sewerage water poured into sea at Karachi, posing serious threat to fish catch. On other hand marrow nets like Bhola-Gujja, Qatra etc do not spare even the juvenile fish.

Over-fishing combined with too many player and illegal fishing practices causing greater threat which is compounded by deep-sea trawling. These issues put livelihood of over million fisher folk communities at stack.

WWF-P conducted various workshops and trainings to address these issues including consultative workshop to develop draft National Fisheries Policy in collaboration with Federal, Provincial and Local agencies.

For further information:

Shameer Ali Prasla
Environmental Education & Communication Officer
WWF - Pakistan
Regional Conservation Office
Room 606-607, Fortune Centre
Floor 6, Block 6, PECHS
Shahrae Faisal
Karachi
Ph: 92-21-4544 791/92
Fax: 92-21-4544790
shameerwwf@yahoo.com