PAKISTAN 



Available data on shrimp landings in Pakistan, believed to be 

 reasonably accurate, indicate that the catch in 195U totaled about 2i4. 

 million pounds, a slight decline from the level of the preceding 2 years, 

 Appro:djTiate catch data for the years from 19^2 to 195U are shown below 

 (as reported in the FAO Yearbook of Fishery Statistics): 



1952 1953 195U 



Total 3ii,05ii 30,635 2ii,Gii6 



Shrimp fishing is carried on in both V.'est and East Pakistan on 

 a commercial scale. The main fishing area is in the Indus delta on the 

 Sind coast with fertile shrimp-fishery grounds within 30 miles of Pvarachi, 

 In East Pakistan, shrimp in small quantities are taken on the entire 

 coast of Mekran and in the Brahmo-Gange delta from Khulna to Dubla Islands. 



West Pakistan is on the Arabian Sea with a coastline of about 

 500 miles. The Sind coast, extending from Sir Creek on the southeast to 

 the Hab River on the v;est, is about 200 miles long and consists largely of 

 the delta of the River Indus, It is mostly muddy, and the shrirap grounds 

 extend throughout this coast. The main centers for shrimp fishing are 

 Mai, Jhabb, Dabbo, Paitiani, v/addi lOiuddi, and Korangi extending to the 

 Karachi harbor. 



The Mekran coast extends from the River Hab to the Gwatar Bay 

 and is formed of large bays broken by back>jaters. The main fishing 

 centers are Sonmiani, inside Sonmiani Bay, Kalmat on Kalmat Creek, 

 Ormara, Pasni, Gx^adar, Ganz, and Jiwani, There appear to be extensive 

 shrimp grounds in these areas from which a fairly large catch is dried 

 and exported. 



East Pakistan has a coastline of about 200 miles, consisting 

 of mud flats of the rich area of the Ganges-Brahmaputra deltaic region. 

 Shrimp grounds exist along the delta and near Cox's Bazaar and some of 

 the islands near it. A large quantity of shrimp are found in the 

 brackish and fresh waters of East Pakistan. 



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