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Detailed Ecological Assessment Report 2008 – Keenjhar Lake in the River Indus and formulate and implement an integrated coastal zone management plan. • Mitigation for over-exploitation of resources: which should establish guidelines and promote the use of environmentally responsible fishing practices (following internationally-established codes and standards), control fleet size and fishing capacity, create an exclusion zone for deep sea trawlers in coastal waters, introduce a seasonal ban on catching shrimp in coastal areas during the months of May, June and July, conduct resource surveys, species stock assessments in marine (coastal and offshore) waters, determine and regulate optimal harvesting levels in marine waters, initiate a programme of awareness raising targeted at fishing communities and the general population about fish bio-diversity, natural fisheries environments, sustainable resource exploitation and conservation, establish a system of regular monitoring of various habitats along the coastline, including mangroves, marine turtles and other aquatic biodiversity. • Reduction in the use of harmful methods: which would ensure the enforcement of fisheries laws and frame new set of fisheries laws ensuring sustainable fisheries in the coastal areas by formulating a committee among the local fishermen to check the boats for illegal fishing gears, imposing fines on the use of illegal fishing nets and confiscation of illegal fishing gears, establishing guidelines and promote the use of environmentally responsible fishing practices (following internationallyestablished codes and standards) and educating local fisheries community about the long term damage caused by the illegal fishing practices. • Mitigating the lack of skilled human resources: through Reactivating the training program at Fisheries Training Centers, establishing a fisheries training centre at Keti Bunder and other areas, strengthening technical expertise of the staff of the fisheries departments through participation in regular skill development courses and training programs, starting university degree programs specific to fisheries sciences, fisheries management and aquaculture management, developing training modules for sustainable fisheries practices for building capacities and skills for sustainable management of ecosystem at all levels, broadening the range of topics covered in training programs to make them more relevant, effective and practical, establishing a system of certification of training courses and programs at national level to ensure that only certified staff be employed in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors, in particular in processing factories. In addition to this the following may also be adapted: ensuring that opportunities for study tours abroad are provided to trainees as part of training on fisheries and aquaculture, ensuring that fisheries and aquaculture-related subjects are included in primary and secondary curricula, preparing training materials and technical documentation for training at various levels in Urdu and other local languages, ensuring equal access and opportunities to men, women and minorities in accessing training, skill enhancement programs and extension activities, improving lodging and boarding facilities at training centers, improving, and where non-existent, establish mobile extension units at Tehsil/Taulka level, raise awareness among fishermen and fish farmers about conservation and sustainable management principles, broadening the WWF Pakistan – Indus for All Programme Page 79 of 188
Detailed Ecological Assessment Report 2008 – Keenjhar Lake range and relevance of topics for extension to fish farmers and fishermen and educate and train fish traders on the use of improved fish transportation methods. • Mitigating the inadequacies in fisheries data: by implementing a comprehensive and harmonized data collection system across provinces coordinated by Fisheries Departments at provincial level, with reporting to the Federal Bureau of Statistics, strengthening the capacity for collection in provincial fisheries departments and analysis of statistical data in the Federal Bureau of Statistics and adopting a comprehensive information system that allows evaluation and monitoring of progress towards the policy goals. • Mitigating the increasing in pollution and environmental degradation: through conserving, replant and improve management of mangroves in coastal areas; contributing to the establishment of guidelines and processes for providing compensation to those affected by pollution based on the polluters pay principle, ensuring that industrial waste and domestic sewage is treated prior to release into marine environments, assessing, mitigating and controlling environmental degradation and pollution on coastal habitats and enforcing pollution control legislation in coastal areas. • Mitigating the lack of infrastructure: by creating auction centers and markets marine fish products, at major fishing harbors, building landing facilities along the coast and construct landing jetties at major inland fish landing areas and at other major freshwater fish producing water bodies, improving existing harbor facilities, including regular dredging and expansion, establishing pre-processing industries (peeling sheds) in at the fishing centers, Improve transportation of aquatic products, constructing and improving road links from harbors and landing centers to the urban centers and improving access of aquatic products to international markets. • Mitigating post harvest loss: through assisting in installation of quality ice making machines on board of fishing vessels and refrigeration systems on board of fishing boats involved in longer fishing operations; installing quality ice making plants and cold storage facilities at all major fish harbors, improving quality control in the landing centers, including promoting the use of fish crates and insulated boxes, attracting private investment in building and expansion of storage facilities at inland/coastal landing centers and near market centers; adding value transformation/processing) to aquatic products., improving by-catch utilization, promote the establishment of private value-adding processing facilities, establishing demonstration facilities for value addition and improved processing Improve transportation of aquatic products, promoting the use of insulated boxes and refrigerated carriers through provision of soft loans, improving hygiene conditions in all fish markets, updating fish quality control laws to ensure compliance with those of importing countries as well as ensure compliance of commodities with internationally recognized standards of food safety and trade and addressing comprehensively quality issues and establish quality assurance programmes. WWF Pakistan – Indus for All Programme Page 80 of 188
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