Khan Traders Fish Meal
Written By Naeem Khan Catching and landing of wet fishes and processing of fishmeal have been stooped in the result of a strike which is being observed under protest against Sindh Government Fisheries & Live Stock department for undeclared period. It was decided in a joint meeting of fishermen & fishmeal manufacturers/ exporters which was held at Ibrahim Haidri Goth Karachi yesterday against illegal raids over the fishmeal factories/ plants and to seal them by Govt: of Sindh Fisheries & Live Stock department. It was discussed that despite of restricted through stay orders by Honorable Sindh High Court Karachi, some officers of Sindh Govt: have been harassing fishmeal factories/ plants owners and workers not to process fishmeal alleging that it contains prohibited fish species catches through illegal fishing nets. Fishmeal is produced automatically or manually from different wild-caught wet/ dried marine fish species which have low weight and reduced size and they ever remains naturally in their original low live weight from 5 mg to 200 mg similarly reduced size from 2 inches to 6 inches. The said wild-caught small marine fish contain a high percentage of bones and oil, and is usually deemed not suitable for direct human consumption in Pakistan and worldwide. The fish caught for fishmeal purposes solely are termed industrial. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish_meal]. Hence, there is no question of alleged illegal fishing nets and so-called prohibited fish species arose in the recent issue malafidely raised by Govt: of Sindh Fisheries & live Stock department.