Comments on: Saving Pakistan’s Fisheries: A Policy and Technology Brief http://www.nextstepforward.net/general-pakistan/saving-pakistan%e2%80%99s-fisheries-a-policy-and-technology-brief/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=saving-pakistan%25e2%2580%2599s-fisheries-a-policy-and-technology-brief Tue, 22 Nov 2011 01:54:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: SADIA SHERAZI http://www.nextstepforward.net/general-pakistan/saving-pakistan%e2%80%99s-fisheries-a-policy-and-technology-brief/comment-page-1/#comment-5970 SADIA SHERAZI Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:51:50 +0000 http://www.nextstepforward.net/?p=1238#comment-5970 This is very good effort and informative article for us.We are conducting many seminars, conferences and other efforts like making strong and helpful policies but why not implementing on fishing sector?We are making many discussion on this matter, already. People come and should save our fishing industry in favor of Pakistan Economic Survival. Thanks and Regards, Sadia Sherazi (MBA-Maritime) Research Assistant, NCMPR,Bahria University, Karachi Campus. This is very good effort and informative article for us.We are conducting many seminars, conferences and other efforts like making strong and helpful policies but why not implementing on fishing sector?We are making many discussion on this matter, already.
People come and should save our fishing industry in favor of Pakistan Economic Survival.
Thanks and Regards,
Sadia Sherazi (MBA-Maritime)
Research Assistant,
NCMPR,Bahria University,
Karachi Campus.

]]> By: mughees http://www.nextstepforward.net/general-pakistan/saving-pakistan%e2%80%99s-fisheries-a-policy-and-technology-brief/comment-page-1/#comment-476 mughees Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:29:10 +0000 http://www.nextstepforward.net/?p=1238#comment-476 plz plz plz save the marine life nd save pakistan economy. plz plz plz save the marine life nd save pakistan economy.

]]> By: Dr. Shakil A Saghir http://www.nextstepforward.net/general-pakistan/saving-pakistan%e2%80%99s-fisheries-a-policy-and-technology-brief/comment-page-1/#comment-139 Dr. Shakil A Saghir Sat, 05 Sep 2009 04:53:12 +0000 http://www.nextstepforward.net/?p=1238#comment-139 It is an interesting article looking one aspect of the issue to improve the fishing industry. I would like to bring to attention another issue which will affect the fishing industry for very long time is the issue of contamination with toxic chemicals. We as a country don't have any proper system to process our waste prior to its dumping into sea, thinking dilution is the ultimate solution. However, it has been proven to be not the case. In the process, we are not only reducing the fish habitat due to high microbial population consuming more oxygen from the effluent containing human waste and most importantly dumping chemicals into sea water will eventually bioaccumulate in fish rendering them unfit for human consumption. With more emphasis of EU countries and USA on eliminating all products that contain certain chemicals from the market (see REACH and other EU and OECD guidelines along with EPA and FDA rules) will reduce or eliminate the market for Pakistani seafood altogether. In my opinion, we should look into this issue very carefully when evaluating our fishing industry along with issue of sea pollution. We also look into overfishing to preserve the industry and fish population. Dr. Shakil Saghir, M.Sc., M.S.P.H., Ph.D., D.A.B.T. Environmental Toxicologist Associate Professor Aga Khan University, Karachi And Senior Toxicology Specialist The Dow Chemical Company Midland, Michigan It is an interesting article looking one aspect of the issue to improve the fishing industry. I would like to bring to attention another issue which will affect the fishing industry for very long time is the issue of contamination with toxic chemicals. We as a country don’t have any proper system to process our waste prior to its dumping into sea, thinking dilution is the ultimate solution. However, it has been proven to be not the case. In the process, we are not only reducing the fish habitat due to high microbial population consuming more oxygen from the effluent containing human waste and most importantly dumping chemicals into sea water will eventually bioaccumulate in fish rendering them unfit for human consumption. With more emphasis of EU countries and USA on eliminating all products that contain certain chemicals from the market (see REACH and other EU and OECD guidelines along with EPA and FDA rules) will reduce or eliminate the market for Pakistani seafood altogether. In my opinion, we should look into this issue very carefully when evaluating our fishing industry along with issue of sea pollution. We also look into overfishing to preserve the industry and fish population.

Dr. Shakil Saghir, M.Sc., M.S.P.H., Ph.D., D.A.B.T.
Environmental Toxicologist
Associate Professor
Aga Khan University, Karachi
And
Senior Toxicology Specialist
The Dow Chemical Company
Midland, Michigan

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