Crackdown on banned fishing nets intensifies in Gwadar
GWADAR: The Fisheries Department has intensified its crackdown on fishermen using illegal and banned fishing nets, inspecting boats at Padi-Zar Beach in the port city. On the directives of Fisheries Marine Director Ahmed Nadeem and under the supervision of Fisheries Gwadar Assistant Director Shah Fahad, a fisheries monitoring team inspected the mesh sizes of nets being used on various boats and…
GWADAR: The Fisheries Department has ramped up its enforcement against fishers employing illegal and prohibited fishing nets, conducting inspections at Padi-Zar Beach in the bustling port city. As per the orders of Fisheries Marine Director Ahmed Nadeem and under the guidance of Fisheries Gwadar Assistant Director Shah Fahad, a dedicated fisheries monitoring squad examined the mesh dimensions of nets utilized on various vessels and cautioned fishermen against utilizing prohibited net types.
Informants revealed that these nets exhibit an abnormally small mesh size, just 10mm, enabling the capture of even young fish. Over the past few years, certain local fishermen have escalated the use of harmful fishing equipment, encompassing fine plastic mesh nets, small-mesh nets, encircling nets, and wire nets, colloquially known as gujja.
These practices present a significant threat to marine biodiversity and exacerbate the decline in fish populations.
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