July 18, 2013
Newly appointed Sindh Fisheries Minister Jam Khan Shoro on Wednesday urged the fisheries stakeholders to make untiring efforts to augment the seafood export from existing over $300 million. 
Officials of Karachi Fish Harbour Authority (KFHA) told Business Recorder that the new provincial minister paid his maiden visit to the fish harbour to attend briefing on the seafood export and other fisheries related matters.
"Concrete efforts should be made to increase the seafood export," the officials cited the minister as saying. The minister was of the view that the country's seafood export sector has the potential to earn a substantial foreign exchange. The minister appreciated the KFHA for its efforts to help lift the EU ban from the country's seafood export, saying the authority had played a good role to address the EU issue.
Director Operation, KFHA, Anis Soomro apprised the visiting minister as how the authority functions and its efforts to improve the fish harbour activities. He said KFHA financed modification of 539 boats under the ADP scheme to meet the EU condition, adding the authority also procured machinery and equipment for proper handling and transportation of seafood catch in line with the global specifications.
KFHA Managing Director Dr Kazim Hussain Jatoi informed the minister that the harbour functioned on modern lines with a professional approach to handle seafood catch. He said the country's largest fish harbour would have a significant development in near future, as implementation on master plan for the port was under way. The minister inspected the auction halls and landing jetties and other harbour facilities.
Source: Business Recorder
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