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Pakistan
Index
Fishing is a small economic sector, which accounted for
around 0.6 percent of GDP in FY 1992. Nevertheless,
fishing had
increased sharply in the 1970s and 1980s and seemed wellpositioned for further expansion in the 1990s. The fish
catch was
173,000 tons in FY 1970, approximately 301,000 tons in FY
1982,
and 510,000 tons in FY 1992. The bulk of the catch was
taken
offshore in the Arabian Sea. Much of the catch, especially
prawns
and shrimp, is exported to the Middle East. Fish accounted
for
1.7 percent of export earnings in FY 1992. The country is
considered to have a large potential in fishing,
reportedly as
high as 14 million tons a year if sufficient investments
and
market expansion occur.
Data as of April 1994
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