ISLAMABAD: Pakistan needs a strong aquaculture infrastructure in specific areas besides capacity building of the people associated with the industry to boost productivity and exports.
Muslim Mohammedi, chairman of Pakistan Fisheries Exporters Association, said that Pakistan’s fish exports could be enhanced if the right steps were taken to help the country earn valuable foreign exchange and create jobs.
It is to mention here that Pakistan’s seafood exports increased by 52.07% year-on-year to $37.941 million (Rs8.354 billion) in the first two months of the current fiscal year 2022-23, from $24.949 million (Rs4.030 billion) during the same period of the last fiscal year 2021-22.
In terms of quantity, seafood trade climbed by 42.56% to 15,864 tonnes in the first two months of FY23 compared to 11,128 tonnes over the corresponding period of FY22.
Year-on-year, fish exports increased by 81.36% to $19.435 million (Rs4.293 billion) in August 2022, from $10.716 million (Rs1.758 billion) during the same month last year, WealthPK reported. –INP
