An old fisherman used to bring two small fish to the market. One she would give to the weaver and take a day's ration of flour, sugar, and other items from it, the other she would take vegetable meat and leave. This was her way for years. Now she is worried. She does not know how to calculate money. And Dhootar doesn't look like it anymore, why did it happen to all the fishermen like him and where did the fish leave the shore? They used to go and catch so many fish or prawns till evening that they could make a living. Happily, they were never but they were not poor but now poverty, unemployment, and anxiety have set up camp in the homes of fishermen.
The issue is why the fish have left us and where they have gone. There was a time when there were fish in Lyari and Malir rivers. In the delta of both rivers, there were fish and prawn nurseries. There were mangrove forests on the shores of the sea. A fisherman used to make a living from a small one-man boat under and near the Netty Jetty. Today pollution has destroyed the sea. Mangrove forests are shrinking. Fish breeding would be minimal. Their breeding is closely related to mangrove forests. Oceans, mangroves, prawns, oysters and other aquatic life share each other. Under an ecosystem, everyone helps each other within their own limits.
The destruction of one thing is the destruction of the whole ecosystem. Mangrove forests grow along the coastal deltaic waters of rivers. In Pakistan, it is the deltaic region of the Indus River, Sonmiani in Balochistan, They are found in Kalmat and Gwadar areas. The Indus is the sixth-largest river in the world. Prior to the construction of the dam and barrage in 1930, 17 river mouths in the Indus Delta used to discharge freshwater into the sea, of which only one mouth, Khobar Creek, remains. Even less water than mangroves demands during flood days. The sea is found. At that time, eight species of mangroves were found here, now four of them are left, which are lip-smacking. One hundred and ninety thousand hectares of these forests are in dispute.
Some organizations insist on less than one lakh. The area of these forests has increased in the last few years but much more needs to be done. Mangroves on the coast help a lot in maintaining the ecosystem. Survival depends on them. These include sea insects, ketchup, oysters, snails, snakes, crabs, bees, prawns, fish, earthworms, and many more. Microscopes include organic matter. Each of them is interconnected. These are breeding grounds and shelters for prawns and fish. Wildlife also thrives in them. Migratory birds also come here to nest and lay eggs. Mangroves prevent deltaic soil from accumulating in the ocean.
It protects the coast from tidal waves and prevents coastal erosion. Eighty percent of the fish caught in coastal areas spend part of their lives in mangroves. Some living organisms are found here that eat microscopic organic organisms. Such organisms are preyed upon by small fish and preyed upon by large fish. A variety of snails, crabs, and oysters are also a favorite food of fish, so the lack of mangroves is destroying the entire ecosystem, leading to not only the birth of fish. A human being needs oxygen from eight trees, which dissolves in seawater and goes into the gills of fish. When mangroves are low, the oceans also get less oxygen.
Experts say that 1,200 deaths from the heatwave in 2015 were also due to deforestation and rising temperatures. Sindh Forest Department and Environmental Protection Committee respond to this. Unable to say whether anyone was allowed to cut 882 mangroves to build the NLG jetty. The mangroves that were cut to make Port Qasim a port contained four rare species that became extinct. Oxygen will be available, which will reduce fish and other aquatic life. Experts say that the heatwave deaths of 1,200 people in 2015 were also due to deforestation and rising temperatures.
He is unable to answer whether anyone was allowed to cut 882 mangroves to build NLG's jetty. The mangroves that were cut to make Port Qasim a port contained four rare species that became extinct. Oxygen will be available, which will reduce fish and other aquatic life. Experts say that the heatwave deaths of 1,200 people in 2015 were also due to deforestation and rising temperatures. He is unable to answer whether anyone was allowed to cut 882 mangroves to build NLG's jetty. The mangroves that were cut to make Port Qasim a port contained four rare species that became extinct.
The spill of oil from ships to aquatic life is like Hulagu Khan's attack on land. The marine life found under the sea for miles is suffocated by suffocation. The black oil of the oil tankers on Gadani is secretly thrown into the sea at night while breaking them, so how can the fish come close to the shores and survive. The waves, made by mixing sea sand and oil, are visible on the shore, which can't be cleaned if they get stuck in picnic slippers and shoes. Oil spill started from a Greek ship Tasman Spirit in 2003 and we did not have the technology to stop it. How many days did it continue to leak? Fell victim to How many respiratory, stomach, and skin diseases have spread. Sandspit in May 2017 and oil was found on the shores of Clifton in September 2017 but
The city's 480 million gallons of polluted water, including chemical water from factories, are being dumped into the sea every day. The fish are caught. There it is cleaned and its waste or odor is dumped in the sea. Its quantity is in tons daily. The garbage of the city is being dumped in the sea carelessly. 6 ٫ 4 tons per year, more than half the amount of shopping bags or polythene, which do not dissolve in water or land for a thousand years, the smell of food in it attracts fish and entangles in it. Trapped or eaten, they die in agony. Rare green turtles that adorn our shores come to the shores to lay their eggs. Their favorite food is jellyfish, which feed on their eggs. On our beaches during the season come on, these poor innocent animals eat these shopping bags as jellyfish, as a result of which they die.
The canal discharges Sam Thor water into the sea, including chemical water from factories. Contaminated water from both Punjab and Sindh is discharged into the sea at Badin without any treatment. All the waste and all the dung of the buffalo colony is dumped in the water and dumped in the sea. Is. The color of the land on the beach has also become strangely discolored with golden sand. The sea in this area is also getting polluted.
There are water and sewage board treatment plants in Karachi but either their number is low or their efficiency is low, they are not working properly. I saw people fishing in the river. The banks of this river were paved and sewage water was falling into the river. I was surprised to see that when I got the information, I found out that this river belongs to sewage water, all the water in it comes from the treatment plant. It has fish in it, it is used for boating, it is used for ferries and its water is used for farming in the low lying areas. It is called arrangements, facilities.
The Marine Pollution Control Department has been established since 1996. If you look at its scope, it seems that all the sea pollution is just over here. Its steamers will circle the sea twice a day so that there are ground and water surveillance. Oil cleaning, an inspection of ships, protection of sea from garbage, prevention and rehabilitation of mangroves, environmental monitoring of oil facility area, cleaning of the port, monitoring of oil tankers, environmental audit, etc. But like other government agencies, the box of daily papers and reports seems to be full, but if you look at the performance, you can see some or some shortcomings.
Prohibited fishing nets are so deadly nets that no fish can escape from them. And there are much fish that are small in size, their production is very high. These ditches are reduced, in fact, they are used as food for big fish in the ecosystem, they are the food of all the fish in the sea. They are being hunted so badly that they are becoming extinct. Their extinction is like weeding out a forest. They are caught and used to make tons of chicken feed daily, which is leading to their genocide. It is banned. The reasons for not complying are more than just consolation. This is a million-dollar question.
The sea fish left our shores affected by water pollution, destruction of ecosystems, bribery of illicit nets, the illegal flow of oil, poaching, etc., or we massacred them. Even freshwater fish are not safe from us. The largest lake in Pakistan is Lake Manchar, 330 km from Karachi, beyond the Seon area, an ancient lake that has existed since before the Mohenjo-Daro era. It is located at a higher level than the Indus River, so when the level of the Indus River rises in the flood, it fills up with water, some rainwater and some Himal Lake water comes from the Nara Canal.
There were 200 kinds of fish in it. Thousands of families whose profession was fishing, whose tribe was sailors, used to earn their livelihood from it. They have been living in this lake in boats for thousands of years. Marriage, birth and death, the purpose of their life in this lake And only fish. Since the formation of Pakistan, the fish production in this lake has been reduced to 10%. Its destruction started in 1982 with the water of Sam Thor coming from Nara Valley Drain, for which the top brass of WAPDA said that The coming Sam Thor will not harm the Kapani Lake and they tricked the lake dwellers into pouring Sam Thor water into the Nara Canal.
The water destroyed the lake's ecosystem. The water has become toxic. 14 species of fish have become extinct. The water of the lake is no longer drinkable. But the people here are forced to drink it. Betrayed, he poured Sam Thor's water into the Nara Canal. The water destroyed the lake's ecosystem. The water has become toxic. 14 species of fish have become extinct. The water of the lake is no longer drinkable. But the people here are forced to drink it. Betrayed, he poured Sam Thor's water into the Nara Canal. The water destroyed the lake's ecosystem. The water has become toxic. 14 species of fish have become extinct. The water of the lake is no longer drinkable. But the people here are forced to drink it.
If a person takes advantage of any ecosystem to a reasonable extent, then that system is maintained. If it is put under too much pressure, it is destroyed. As long as the local fishermen were earning their livelihood from all the lakes and rivers of Pakistan, things went well. A few families on each shore would catch fish from the net, sell it, and make a living. Fish would also be caught in such quantities that the ecosystem would be maintained. When the rulers began to reward their slaves, lakes, and rivers began to be given on contract, poor families were subjected to the contractor.
Now they do not catch fish themselves. They can be sold. They have to be caught and given to the contractor at the price stated by him. Earlier, if he had caught ten kilos of fish and sold it, he would have made a living. Yes, it destroyed the whole ecosystem and natural fish are now rare in lakes and rivers. That the famous Diya fish of Manchar Lake is currently taken from a fisherman for Rs. 10 to 20 per kg, which is at least Rs. 100 per kg in the market. Similarly, the marine ecosystem is catching more fish than it can handle.
Foreign trawlers have made life difficult for marine life. Until 2005, there were no trawlers in our seas. It is not wise to sell your resources to earn foreign exchange instead of earning foreign exchange. There is a lot of kickback in this game or not but marine life is being lost. According to international organizations, the number of fishing boats in our fisheries is double our maritime capacity, which is constantly increasing. The concerned agencies should stop this. A two-month ban is required during the fish breeding season, whenever it wants. The ban is lifted in the best interest of the fishermen.
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