Deep Sea Fishing Policy

DEEJ:> SEA ·lil.Sl-IING POJ~lCY MINISTRY Oli' l•OOD, AGlUCUL"l'lJltE AND LIVESTOCK (Llvcstuck Wlng) GOVcRNMENT OF PAKISTAN IS LAM ABAD 1995 ·- I · l>EFI' Sl·:A FISlllN<: l'Cll.lt"\' l1111111!11c111111 \Vilh the dcd111111io11 of E:>1d11sive fa:111111111ic Zone (El'./.) i11 l'J"/('1. 1':1ki~1:111 extended its juri~Jic.:1io11 up10 2UO 11. 111ilcs i11 the sen 1'10111 thc l'll!:l li11c 11111111ddcd 11li11111 :.!.SUJIOll sq1111rc'k. 11 1. of ~c11 arcn toils teiritory. This f:nvc thi:- c111111l1)' eu·lu~ivt' ri11h1~ over 1he livin1t 1c~1111rt·c~ 111' thi~ cxtc11clccl j111i\dklio11 n111I pl11cctl n l1c:111t•ml1111~ rnpomihilily 1111 the t'lllllltl'y 1111 j11dit:lo11~ l'.'qll11it11ti1111 of 1lw fi .. her y rC~OlllCCS or its EEZ. . 2. To hnrvest the deep sen li~hc1y rc:111111ct•R l11tl11slri11I lishin1t 11l111tl:cl i11 l'Jlll. /\lthou 1d1 lml11stri11I flshlni: \\'115 11llowed hcyoml 35 11. miles f'r 11111the1:011~110 ~nfr1t1111ril the i11lc11~~1 1.11' ~1111111-~cnlc liihcrme11111111 to provide 100111 lur fulurc elqrn11slo11 uf1heir ni;livilit•s 1hr1111gh i111p1ovrcl crnfl 1111d gear. 11111 1111 cl f orl s were mndc i 11 I he JlUSl to l1111H11vc 1 lici r ~kill~ 1111tl up· w ndn t i1111 uf 1 hcl r c: r 11 Ii. wi 1I1 1 he r 011I1. 111111 lhc: n1ca hc:lwcc:11 12 to JS n mile:~ rc11111i11e1l 11n1lcr·expl11i1<:d. ·1 he p1cvio11~ polid1·~ w1·11: c1111t·ci\'rd \\it h I he l\lll inn Of hn I Ve5li llft 1111 l urc's ho1111 t y II ll\I Ill \Ii ville the 11111 vc~I wit h1111 I d llC t'11mi1k1 a lion 1; ('I lie s11111ll-st:nle fishcrn1c:11, the lnrccst co1111111111ily who ha5 t11kc11 I his ns 11 p1 ol't:ssi1111. J. Thi: onchor poinl or thl~ llCW policy is based llll t.111111111 di111t·mio111111d the other h;suc~ 1111\'c bccn'c.lovctnilctl 11110 this policy. The ldcul, for co11~idc1111io11 or equity would hnvc been lo l11kc into co11sidcrnlion thro11gh n survey the rcq11i1c111cnls nml co11cc111~ of the ~111:111-srnlc lishcn11c11. 1 lowcvcr. 1111 i11dicn1ivc survey rcvcnled deep cunt.:el'll ofs111all-scnle lishcr111e11to11 1111111bcr of fnctors like lnck of 11ovigalio11ul nit.ls anti lir.h finding cq11ipmc111 ()fl bonrd. lack or lrni11i111: nml skills ill 111odcr11 1i:;iti11g tcclt11ology, post lrnrvcsl losses tluc to lrn:k of 1dr\gc1111io11'fncililics 011 li11111d, cxploitnlivc 11111rkc1i11g system· und pouching by i11d11slrial lishing vessels in their do11111i11. 4. The 11111111 thrust or thi:\ policy will 1h11s he lhc socit1·Cl:111111111ic 11plill ol' lhc ~1111111-srnh: fishcrr111::n uy provldi11n them heller prices lor lhcir hnrvcsl lhro11gh i111provcd 111nrkc1i11u sys1rn1 cquippinR 1hc:ir ho11ts with mmlcrn undl\c:U nntl 11p·urndi11g thclr ~kill ll11011gh lral11i11g 111 r11od1:r11 lhhi111•, lcch11it)\ICS SO lh11l lhcy t11ny hn: VCS\ the fi~dlCI )' ll'Slllllt'CS or !hr 111 l':I b1:\WCCI\ 12 lo .15•11. 111ilc~, wiiid1 l1;1r, 11tJ\Y hccn rcscr·1ctl ltir s11111tl-scnlc l1sllcrr11c11. 5. The nrcn lJcyonJ tc:11ilorial limits hus been divi~lcd Into two z1111cs l'fz: Z1111c· I (hctwc:c:n 12 to 35 miles) nntl Zone-II (35 to 200 111ilcs). The lishinn riglits l117..011c-I (hctwccn 12 to JS miles); hnvc 1.icc:n reserved for trn11itionnl smnll·scnle fishermen. Their cnp11hiliticll will be c11hn11<:c:d lo hnrvc~l the 1csourccs of thi!I Zone lhroui;h up·gnulntiun uJ their crnlts n11tl i:kills. 111 7.onc·ll (.15 lo 200 11. 111ilc1) lhhlns will he nllowcd under n license from Ministry of Fuml, A11ric11l1111c nml l.ivc111t!ck. llai;c1.lu11 the mnitimum su~tnirt11ble ylchl level ol'll1c vnlinu!l li~h 11h1ck:i n 11111111111111111115111111111lo11gl111c1~111111 :w ~11c111 tr nwclcrs would he nil owed lishi11g. 6. The policy will have two co111po11c11l!I 11nmcly: (I\) Snwll-.'icale Fi.1/1/11,;.-··ln i'.1111c·I (bctwcc11 12 to .15 11. 111ik~) 1111cl (II) / 11 .J11.11tir1l Fi1/ii11g.· i11 z,·.,11'·11(.\~111 /.llll 11. 111ik<if A. S1\l1\f.l.-S('Al.E 11:.;111N<i ltJ l<>llF I 7. Snrnll·s<:nlc lhhi111~ i~ tire hack !Hille or 0111 li•;lii111~ i11cl11'.ll )'. I Cl tkvl'l11p 1!1c \lll:ill.o,1~;1k fi~hii1~ sccl\lr lll\CSl:11c11t in the followi11g lidcls will be do11r: (\) l:.'.111i/J/i.1/1111c111 of lkrnhiirr, h111tl.--/\g1k11lt111c Dcvdop111c11t Jln11k of' l'nki<.t·111 (1\D:11 1 1 ha~ Ileen lhc t11nj•H source of lc11di11g lo fhhetlcs sccl111 ~.inc<: 19'12. ll11l due lo high m11r I:· up rntes 1111d the c11111hcrso111c p111ccd11rcs of' tire lia11k lor g111111i11g lt>1111~. !ht'. sr:lll:111~ h 1111 111\1.rc ntlrnclivc to lishc1111c11. The hank is 111~0 1~·!11cta11l lo give <:1rdit to l'i~hr.:rits srctor bcc:111sc uf lhc poor recoveries in lhc 1111~1. Thcrclorc lo 111ccl the dcvt:lop111c11l 1l<'i:d~ "' rn111ll-s<:alc lhhc1111c11 n rcvolvi111t l1111d willr n seed 11H111cy of lls. :10 11iilli1111 will Iii:: cstnhlishcd with /\Dill' . .50% of' lhc 1Pynl1y 1enlb:ctl f1olll l11dm1iial l'i\hi11g in i~o11r.·ll will nu towonh reple11i511111011t or· 1his 1'1111!1. Lonus will he cx1c111lcd 10 Jisl1c11n•:11 f'or purcluHe ofeq11ip111c11t/honU 011 tlcfe11etl p11yr11enl hn~h. Tiu: defnil~ will IJ.c dcvclopr.d in ct111ju11c.:tio11 with Fi1111m:c, l'lu1111ing and 1Jcvl·lop111c11l !Jivi•.ion. (iiJ /'11.11 llarl'c.TI Srr:lmr1! /111pr111·L'lllt'llf.t.-t\ ltnditionnl wo11dcn lltlwlcr 1111dcr lakes 11 fishi11~ trip or 11bo11t 10 dnya d11rnlitl11, The ll~h hold 11f'thc~1· 11awlc1~ 1u1: not i11~ul111cd. Fur prc~crvnliu11 urcntch i11-r.11llicie11t c1uslicd ice I~ npplicd. :-ii11c1: IHI lwxr.~ lllC ll~cd for keeping the cnlch, thc cnlch Is piled up in the lhh hold with !he 1c~11lt thnt lhc lowc1 l11ycrs or the t:nlchc!I lllC cr11~hel.I nml 1k·~h11pctl 1111dcr prt•s•;111c. All !lu~~e 1'11cto1~ lend lo dcleriorution of the qunlity or the l11111lcd lhh. These po~;t l1111vcs1 lo~SC~·dllC (!J pOlll qunlity of lish fetch lc5!1 pike lo the li!ihcr111c11. Thc1clo1e lo c111111il tl1cse post lw1 vest losses, the fish holds of the trndiliunnl hon\!! will be im11l11tcd. A cooli111\ nnd 1cf1ir.crntio11 system will be inslnlletl nml use of plnslic buxe5 for stowi111t Ilic catch in Ilic lish hold n11d hn11tlli11~ nl the porl will be c11cou11q~c1I. A credit line for i111p1ovr111r.11l of' I his scc:lor will he p1o~idetl. l.ticnl 1111t1111f11cl11ri11n scclor will he 1·11(11111111.,rd lo 11rn1111f':tr:111rr tile 11ccc~~11ry cq11ip111c11I 11g11ii1sl tlcr11111\d 1111d !H•pply. (Iii) Dl1•erJ{jlct1tlrm of F/J/1/11g /;Jjiirl.T.--·Mnjority of the l<>llUO tr11diti1.111nl linhi1111 bonl~ c11r rc11tly ln.opcrntlon ore co11cc11trnll11ti their fhhl11'n11i:1fvillc1. in ~hnllow connlnl wnlc11 11p10 10111tles rrom tlrecOll!l ll11c, whldt l11u rc~111lcd In ovcr·e:-.ploitntf.m or the ICHJLllCC' 11r 1111, :tone. For cxploitAtiun of shrimp re!lo111ce! on R11~t111i111hlo lrn~i:i the 11C"ed nl the 11111~\ is for (iUO trawlers. Al prcsclll lllllllC 2000 lrnwlct!I nrc opcr11ti11r. 11IC111p, Sindh conr.l. Th<:re l:i nn urncnt need lo dlverftlfy llre'o shrimp ltnwlel! town1d~ (llhcr lin-lisll 1crn111cr.~ lhro11gh lonp, lining nnd nillncttlng with some 11101lilic1.1lh•11~ n11d i11t.tnll11tio11 of li!:lr finder~. net· h1111lter! on the cxlsll11n lrnwlc1·!1. Tcch11ic11I n~~i5t1111<:c in 1hi~ hclrnlr will be p10\'idcd by Mnrlnc Fisheries Dcpnrt111e11t. (iv) (v) Uei·elop111i:11111/Coastal A111111c1i/111rc•.-Su fnr we h11\'C been h11rvcsli11g Ilic 1111!111111 stock!'i without nny 111n11ngemc11t mcnsurc5 11rnl rcplcni~l1111c11t progr11111. 'I he 11111111:11 ~lod:~ nrc limited nml nol s11slnl11nhlc 1111tlcr such circt11mln11t:r~. Our fishing'' 1111 open nc<:c~' fishery. To supplcrncnl the prod11t:lio11, con~l:tl 11q111H:11lt111c of 11111ch so11glit 11ltcr r,pr.cks ~1 f ~ltrllllp nntl l"lll·lish wlll lic 1111de1lnkc11. 111 So11llt l'.11~1 Asi1111 Co1111t1 k~ the bulk of Ilic ~hrirt1p prml\lctlo11 I~ now <:011111111 rru11111qt111c11ltt11c f111111s. ll11l l11 l'aU~t11n 1111 rr:11I rllt11tq I . IJccn 111 nde In thl~ dlrccllon. lteccnlly M11rinc Fishciic~ Dcp1111111c11l lw.q li11111chl·d 11 111 \e · If" I' I I' I 'II . I irojccl for c!ltilhlisltn1cnl ofhntchcry cor11plcx fur sh11111p 11111 111- 1~ 1w11c ~ w1 111ov11 c ~cctl um! ex I ct1sion sc r vice~ 1 o 1 he flln11c1 s dt~~i 11111~ or 111I"i11 J'. 11 p 11111111: 111t1111· 111 r he <'0:1 ~la I nrcus . .,., 1ii11i11.i:. - /\.ll ho11 gh COi is itlc' II hie 111cd111 n i{I~ t ion of I I 1<: 1.·1·.I ii 11J',1: I 11' I h11 ~ 1 :1~ .. 1·11 11.' ;H'I~ c '\'l' :. ti •• 1 • nrid new l'l'llf' ol'shrilllp 11111\'I wn~ 111t1111l11n·d 111 l 1J<i!l •; yl'l tl1c 111.iJ"lilY nl Iii. 1c yt 1 r • . r· 1. 1 · · 1 I · 1 I . I •t'1ll 11•'1111• tl1···11 111tditio1111I craft :ind l1ll~ll111d" P '~ 1111,~ ine i•; :1111111'.t'11 1~ \Cl lllCll UIC" " , ' : I· 11c..:d l11r 111c·c·h;111i1a1i\111 111· lkc·1 .. l\IP1k111 1::1drc·1s :111d llJ1·1•1.11Liti1111 1d 1·1·.h11 11 • ,I.di, 11tr111q•h 1rai11i11l~ i11 111011<:111 li·d1i11g ll'd111iq111:·; \\ 111 "'"" l1c 1111d1:1 l:tl.n1. r,1:11111c· I I .Jtc11,·, Dcp1111111.:111l111s11ltc:idy c.<l11hli,d1cd 11 l·i·.lt1.·1 k.; 'I 1 •1111i111! ( \·111..:1 :11 l-.:11;1d11 ti• •. ,," 1 1,, 111·: 1111i11i11 µ m:c• d s 1.1 f I he• SI llil II 11 s wd I 11 ~; i111I11s l 1 i :ti I b It i 111~ p1.· 1 s1111111· I i 11 1 111 i 11 w• d 1 ,, i 1•I1t 1c· .. , ti lishi1q; lcc·h11Pl11gy. /\ lr:ti11i11g vc:;sd i•111b11 l1ci11g p1111:111nl 11itll lltc• lll:lp 111' l'li1lll1111 1 ~ 1111d l>.:vl'1, 1 p111c111 D.:p11r1111c11l th10111~h 111•.rnnl 1111111 .lup:111CM.' <iu1..:111111c111. /\ "J'n·i;il 11. 1111 1, 1 1 111r11i11i1111~c·hcm•:1~ill l111vc Ill hi.' dcvd11p.:d lo i111p.1r111:ii11111g111 li:.111·1 11 11: 11 "" 1'10..· '""" this l111i11111g \'CSs1:I arrive:;. (vi) /111111111 .. 1111·111 i11 ,\!111/..1·1i11g ,':J'.1 .\lc'lll.-··· \ l11dl'1 1111: cxi,1i1111111111 l:"~'"l~ •:y,11•111 ''"' li-l1c·1111•.'ll tlcl IH>I !;\!\ f11tl ll'llllll~ for lltelr lllllVCSI. 'I he lllllrl.l'lillll '\",ll'.111 j~ cxpl11il11ltll' 111111 lhc llllljllr slturc or \he llC\lla\ price 1.1rthc l'llll:h Wt: Ill to llH' lllid.J 0 lc•11t1lll. /\11 i11t1•1 \Cllli1111 i11 li1c• ~oclal poliq• will hove lo he 11111lc:1t11h•11. Tpc11~111c 11111>\11111111 p1ke~ t11 li .. 1t.:1111•!11l11r1h.:i 1 c11ld1 II cu11lrn~·t1111I lll\IC~111c11t hetw1.·c11 lbl1C'll11t•11 •,11"1 1111~ p1111.:cs~11r~ will h:i1t: 111 lo.: developed. (vii) Fi.1/1 /11.1111' C'li1111111,'d <J1111/i1.1· C11111rr1/ l'rn1:r11111 ... ·-l'al..ista11's c:'\11111lca111i11g~11 t•111 li,li 1111d llshery products huvc rc:uchcd tu Iha tune: or H1. S.S hilli1111 111 19\1.l. Tli..: 111 11 1.i11i11u co1111trlcs 1111! very much quullty cn11scl1.111~. 1'11ldst1111 I~ 11ow 1l111111111ry 10 U1\TI 1111 d \V.Tl~. These: ur~1111i~111iuns 111c now ue\elopi111t $lll11gc111 q11111i1y ~11111da11h 1111l ltn!ic11ic c11tcr111 ror Cl.JlOrlllhlc got1J:1. Luck ofu 111a111l11tury sc11f11od i1c.pcclio11 untl qu11li1~ L'\11111\tl program i11 l'al..is11111 &tHllctimcs rc5ttlts i11 distiil>11ti1111 111' ~11111~ dc1ri111c11l11l pr11d11• ts i.'; unrnvory dc:ulc1$/ciqwr1c:ra. Thc:rcfo1e to s111y i11 this n1111pc1i1ivc world 111:1!1,,·1 and Ill sul>51:ril>c tu the c1i1cri11 l11ld down l>y l111p111li11g 1:0111111ic.:~ 11 11111111l11t111y li,Jt i11··i·•.'«lit111 11111.l q11111i1y control p101:111111 will ltu\'c lo hL' nt;1lili~lt1:d. l.q~i:.l.1ti1111 i11 1hi\ l1d1;il1·, .. ilJ 1.,: c11uctcd srn111. h. INDUSTRIAL FISlltr·lU II~ /.(>Nl'.-11 (IS 111 .!IHI II. 1•1111'~>1 H. Deep icu lhltl11111il1.Hlcd in l'Jl!l 1111dcr 11 policy uf j11i11t "c1111111:~. It w1u ul11oli,ltc-.I 111 l•J::1., ·1 hen cumc the policy uf 191i9 to hurvc:1t thc rl1he1y re•uurcc& hy l'ul: lluu '.:~ic.:lw wltil:h 1~ ~1111pre''11lll111J. \l./c huvc been cxpcri111c111l11a II sr.l of pc>llclcs to hurvcst the: lhl11~tie~ rC$ll\lll'e:I or the EE/. 1\i1l111111 nchicvlna the dc•lrctl llbjci:tlvca. Thi: 111ul11 objective ur ull then• Jl\ilic:lcs w111 to 11111ul'cr the dc.:p s.:a n,hinn technology lO l'ukillUll nn<l lo develop its own lkc:p SC'i'I lhlil111; fleet. Our llJ1Pllllldl \\Iii llul rcnli~tlc whllc i:o11cclvl11n liie previous pvliclcs. The deep scu lhhlnu is 11 i:nplt11l l111c11~l'c l.i11~i11..:H 1111d l'aki1t11n'a deep Len l\shery resources 111c not i;ullh:lerlt e11ou11h to 11111tlv1ttc the prlv111c c11t1cp1c11ctir5 tu cstublish their ow11 Clshin11. lkct. 'I hcrdorc, under previo11~ pulidc:s 11c1u11lly lorci1:11 llag vchcl> lt:l\c: bc..:11 lhhinn in the EEZ, with thccullaborati1J11 of1'11kista11i lir111s, 11111lcr 1hcclis11uisc of1111tio1111l ll:it1. t·fo11r.: llf the 20 ve5sels procur~d under I'/\ YI! schc111e,n11d ullowcd 11111lc:rPi1k llng sini.:c l'JH'J, could 1:urncrl ils ow11crship to P11klst1111l lir111 nor n11y tcch11olo11y wus trumfcrrc:cl ti:> Pukl\l1111l lishc11111:11. Almost 1111 thcse vessels ltuvc left 1'ukls11u1 on one pretext or the other, l~mcu, Jnp1111, T11lwu11, Frum~t: uml Sp11i11111c tin: Olslunt \Vuter Fl~hlng Nu1ion1 who huvc been h11rvci1l11u the deep sea lhhcry rc?m1111:e~ 111' l111.li1111 Occnn under llccml11g urrunsc111en11 with the co111111l 1111111:11. 1·-1~11e of the co11~111I '111tc 111' Iii\! l11dia11 0..:cuncoull\ CSIOUlish lhcirOWl\tlcCp SCI\ flshi113 flt:et. 'l'l1crd'nrc:, 111 rutllrC policy We Shull ha\C lo engage lh~ \'CSScls from these Dislant Wuter Fishing N111io11s 1u C}l.ploil lite fhh1:1 h:~ IC50llll.;C9 or llltr ELI 1111da some lii:c11si11u 111runec111r.:111s, 111 collah~rntlo11 wllh the l'aklsl1111I lirrus. 9. Thr. pD.\il:y cm;o111p:u~c~ c1<ploitntlon of lhhcry r<'\lllllt'C~ l>y 1111tiu11:tl u~ l\•.'ll :1-; fo1l·i1n1 puitic' in li11c wiih Ilic i11v1:\l1111·111 polky of Ill'! J\fl'-'C'.1111111.:rit, wlti\li l'IH:1111111g1"; l1111:q•q 1•1i1:11.:. lrt\·csl111c11t. The 1'01eig11 1'1i\11te l11\'cst111c111 (1'10111olio11 111111 P1t>!cctl1111) All provld\·!; 11tlcq1111tc: kgnl r111111C\\'\t1k ol prulct:llu11 or f\111:11111 111\'l'!illllcllt!l. l'..,cfw;l\u Fir.h{·1~· Zo111~ (Hcu11lntlu11 of f 1 l~hl111\) /\ct, IV 1.5 119 111111.:111h:cl li11111 1!111c, Ir. llw ba".lt; lnw 1:o~c111i11g dc:cp sen llshl111i wlrlch c:mpowcr!l Ilic Marlrrc Fhhcrlcs l>t:p:11ll11c111 lu l!.s11c lii:cmcs for tlcc:p sen flsltl11g vcs5cls 1111<1 tu lny tlow11 n 1cg11l11tnry f1111i1cwn1k. G111dcll11c~ IO. The followl11g g11idcll11c~ 111ny h<J 11doplcd 111 Zone-II (.1.~-711<: 111ilc.~) for C:-<ploltntlon or tlcmctsnl lllHI pelagic lishcry IC!'itllllCC:i: Crltrrla /vr U1wrr1flo11 r1/ 1'111m /,m1g/11rrs/Jh1wfrr.r hry1111d .l.i,,, 1111/,..f Jin· tire Cr111.tt 111 El~'?. r1f J'11kl.H1111, (/.m119.J/): (I)' Llccmcc \11111.ic nllo\lctl £Wiiing hcyo111l J.511. 111ilt'!l 1111111 Ilic c11m;fll11e. (ii) The 111c111 l1111\l•Jrn ur JO\) to '.'lllll <lll'I' 11111110111\lilll'IR of :100 111 1000 tlHT \\1111!11 l>c nllowetl for C:\plollnll1111ol1lcn11•1r.11l 1111cl fH·l11glt: fl~h IC~Ollri:t·~. (ill) (Iv) (v) (vi) (vii) (viii) (h) (:-,;) /\11 0111111111 llccmo rec or H!I. !1 lnkh~ will lie d1111gl'1l. A 1cf1111d111ilt• ~cc111lty of H~.-' lnkhs per vc~~cl wlll nlrn ho \kpor.111·11 wllh Mu1l11n Fl~hcr ks IJcopn1 t111e11t, Kn rm: hi. Licenses will he nlvcn lo lite p1c-q1111llllc1l li1111~ 011 rite 1cco111111c11da1iu11~ uf llll l11lcr-111!11lslc1 lal r.c:111ti11y t·1ir1111iltlc•~. i\ 1oy11ll)' of U.S.~ lll,000 pc:r lb:hlni: 11lp 1'111111 n 111111•.11111:1 1111d I u;1. ~10lllj per 11lp fro11111 i;lc111 l11111k1 \\Ill bt• t:h111gt•il l11 ml1·1111t.:e I"'"' In tho ts.mnm c tit' NUC for c11ch llr.hl11g II Ip. l.kcnscc will I.Jc c11tlllcd to tlctc1111!110 the mode of proc111c111c11l or \'c!Scl either 011 sclf-owncuhlp hn5tn or ns n Jul11t vc11t1110 wllh 11 foreign p:irty. /\ llshl11n trip \\'Ill ho r1111:-<l11111111 or9o tiny~ for n lo11gli11c~ 111111 Cill d11y1i for n KtClll trnwlct slnlll11g rio111 thc <llllC or NOC Ir.med hy Ml'l.> f(H fishing. Trip \viii \J;! cor11pktc1l If n vessel reports 11! lhc port for (111nshlp11n:111 or lhe cnlch ~·artier. Ench p:111y will be gln:11 llc:cn~c 1'111 111!1.~111111111 of l 11111;1 l1111gli1w1~; or 1. ~1c111 l11111kr~. 'I he \'c~~d~ 11hcn1ly opc1ntl11111111llcr 1'11k 11111: \1011lcl !J1:.0U111\l·d lo co11tl1111c lhhi111•,·for tho pe1111lllc1I pcrlotl 1111 the r.11111t• 11:1111, 111111 c1 111111t1011!'I, nl\c1 whkh tc1111, tif new pvllcy "Ill he "l'f'llt:11lrk. ·1 hl.l Fcih:ral Uovc1111111:11111111y 1111r11t llr.:cma:, ns 11111.·:Hq11l1111, to 11 forcli•1t Ihm which 11111ke~ 111111.cnlJlll hl\·cM111e11t l11 r:,111bllrdil1q\ ~horn ha~c:d' fncllltlcs lor vnluc mhlcd prrnl11r;t!'I, rnd1 n~ c11111il111' 111rnt ,.~~1 111 ' l11tl11s11y. t:1pr.1 l111c11tnl n11cl l~~plor nlory Fl~lil11r. • . . • 1 I I E:"lpcrllllentnl ui1tl r;xplmnlmy H~hl11g \\Ill be 111io\\·~ 1.I for h111t1111 llllC.~plollcti tkr.p s-:n llshcry 1 c~o111cc!I !'111\:h 11~ r.q11~d,, c111tlo l\~h •. dct•p nm lobr.~c~~ 11111'. rncstiplnglc flsh 1hro11gh jig1:l11g. p11tsl seining, 111ul \\'ntcr trnwling ~n nr. lo dc1c1111l11t. the com111crdnl ,·lahllily of such fishing 11pcrnllo11~ 12. Cri11•1 l11 f111· OpcrnC11111 of I·:~plornlory/Tncl1q\ I•lt;hliq\ Vrssch llc)·1111d ;1~ N. /\lllc.1 frn111 the C1111sl 111 l!:E7, of 1'11ld,11111 ( i) (ii) (Iii) (i \') (v) (vi) (viii) (Ix) r!.'lplorntory nnd Tcsl lishi11g. l11 llw fll!Z or l'nld~1a11 will lie governed h;· the provision of Exclusive lishl11irzo11e (llcn11l111io11 of iqshiuu) /\cl, 1975 ns.0111encll:dTro111 ll111e lo Cln1e nml 111lcs made 1hcrc1111ckr. Trolllng, pot fishing, rnld-11·nccr t111wli11g. 1'111sc ~d11i11g will bl: nlluwcd umt lh::c.:11,cs wlll be Issued for fishing b1·yo11il .l.' ntllcr. 1'10111 Che conslllnc. E.'lplorutory n11J test fishing shnll he l11lllally pe1111illcd for 011e yenr 011 pny111c:11t of ll!i. 5 lnkhs llcc11~c fee for u11c vcr.~a:I which If 1111111111!11• 11g1ccll i:ould l>c c:<lc111kd llll 111111\ltcr one )'l:ar 011 pay111t11I of 11111111111 I icensc fee. The pnrty 1111dc11:ild111t c:-;ploralmy lllHI lcsl fi~hiug ~hould be 1111 cs111blishcd lislil1111 i:o1np:111)'. llc11~011ahlc 1111111h:r of vessels ll'ill bt: allowed fo1 c:1<:11 lypc of lishing which will be dclcr111im~cl !Jy lhc l\l:11i11c Fisheries l.ll'p:11l111cnl. The pnrty uruk1takl113 e.'<plmnlury n11d lest fishing will c111cr into 1111 ngrecrncnl wllh tvlnrlnc r-lsherlcs !Jcpn11111c11t n11d wlll r.pcclfirnlly indlcnlc the objccti\'cs oftcsl n11tl cxplmntorr l'lshi11g nncl nl~;o 11g1cc lo f11111lsh co111plcte d:ita to Ma1l11c Fishclies lkp:11l111c111. An 0111011111 of Its. 200,000 per vcsse.f s woulll be deposited by the opernlors of these vessels ns sceur ily. In cnsc of n di~putc the decision of Ministry of Foot!, Agr lc111turc nml Livestock, Oovc111111e111 or l'nklstnn would be flnnl n11tl hlt11llnu 011 nll the pnrtles. IJ. Gcncrnl Crllc1 In for O)ll'q1tl111~ ur '\1 c~~ch 111 The l·'.~l'111~lvc E\'C11111111lt: 7,011c or 1 1 11ld~t1111 ( i) (ii) (Ii I) (iv) The fishing will he govc111cd 1111dcr the p111\'i~i1111 of lhc E:u:l11sl\'C Fishery Zone (llC'g11latlo11 of l'lshlnt:) All, 1 ·n~ as :1111c11clrd lro111 tl111c lo 1h11c n111I rulc.111mdc thcrc1111llcr. Lkcnsc Issued ll'Ollld he vnlicl for II period or lhru: )'l'.lllS 1>111 \\Olllcl lie ICllC\\'Cti llllllllall'y Oii Jlll)'rllCllt Of requisite f cc. l.h:l;111lt 111 ll:llC\\'111 Of the lli:cnsc wlll 1crnlt 111 It!\ c11m:ell11llo11. The llct·11-.e frc: \l'ould bi~ ~ii1111c for n ycnr or rmy part lhcrcor. The llcc11scc shall 11ot 111111-shlp the lish cntch nt high seas liul woultl l:111tl/c:<porl the cnlch r10111 Kornngl Fisheries 11:11\Jmir, citlll'1 by tin: ~;:llllC li.~hi11g \'c•:~.tl~ or tl111111i:h 11 enrricr/co111:1i11cr vc:;:,c:I, aftc:r gdti11g clcara11cc fr11111 lhc co111.:crm:d 1~m·crnr11c11t agem:lcr •. Tl11.: tC1ta\ v;1l11c: of the i::ile procceil~ or lire lhh c-.:prnlrd l1y l 1 11ki~ta11i !11111 slinl\ u,c rcp1111ialc1l·to Piikl~Tl111 ~11 fordgtr C,'<t:l11111gc. h11i:ig11 c-.;pc11dil111c nn:u11cd (lm:l1Hli11g ~ala1y of fo1cig11 uc1\) Giii be 1cmi11cd ns per govc111111c111111lcs allll 11.:g11li1lio11s in f1J1<.:c. .. f, (v) /\II the vc~scls allowctl lo opcr;11c 1111dt:r 1liis pnlit:) wi!I lia\c 1(1 1'tllpl11v at k:t··t :1'.i''.o Pakist:111i 1·rcw :int] 11rra111:c111ci11s for their tr:1i11i111: t111 l•11;1rd will 1:1: 111:;dc. (vi) 'I lie vcs~lcs pr01:111cd should be i11 i;0t.1d Cllt11li1in111111d 10, 111 lu: allP1•.·nl 11~ 11i>c1 ate s11''in 1 '" p1oductior1 of s:t1isfoctory sc:1wm1him's t·1·rtiric:1t•: f"nnn ari ;1,li•rov1-.1 ::,,;•.·•:yur recogniicd by l\·tcrcantilc Mari11c Dcpar1111c11;. (vii) Sdcntists/obscrvcrs 111av be posted hy rvtari111: l·i~hCtll"; ()t'p:11t111c11l (>II •:dcctcd. c·.·:·.·I·; llS and whc11 .req11i1ctl for collcctioll or lisl11:rks dala. "I hey will be p1ovidcd with P'''fl'."I nccornmod1111011 and food etc. while 011 boartl the vcssd by the licc11~cc. l\ll 1hc vcs,·:h will furnis.h fishcrics data·to M:uinc Fisheries Dqiart111c11t, (lt1 p1cscrihcd profl'lllla/lng shcclc. 5uprhc<l by M f· l.J, ut the end of tht: fishing 11 ip. I 4. Procrdurc for Submission or A1111licntlons 1111t.I Graul c,r License~ lo Tu1111 Lo111:lir.t·r ~/Slcru Tr :111k1 .'i and lhtlr Operation In EEZ (Zone-II) (i) /\pplicu ti on will he submitted to M ari11c Fisher ic~ IJcpa 111m·nt orr pi c•;cr i lied n pplica 1 io11 form (Anncxure· fl) for pre·quulilic:ttion. (ii) One set of app!h:ation form \\>ill consir.t of: (a) Composite aj>plicnlion form. (b) dctailctl proje«.:t feasibility rcpo1 I. (c) details 1.1r the experience uf the lirm. (iii} Si:~ cories of th•: npplication form will he ~11li111ittcd :lln11g·wi1'1 nn :1ppli·~ti•l11 r(·•: ,·,f Rs. 2500 (11011-1cr1111<lublc:) to Mnrl11c Fi~:hcrics l.>•:p:11tt111:11t, \V1·'.t \'.'l1:11r. I i•.li 11;11!"''· I( n r ad1i. (iv) Tlie :ipplicatin11s received will l,,c s~·1111irris::d h)' arr l1111·1111i11i~tr:1"i:tl Ct>111111ittr<: ;01 ;•"' Clt::llil1cntion 111111 only those partic5 will be nllltwcd whi..-11 11w1 tin: cn11tlitiom of , , .,. qu:ililication nitt:iia (t\1111cxurc-I)) (v) On receipt or Letter or Intent (LOI) the applicant wouf(I deposit licrn~a: lt:c in ;H:i.:nr•L111cr.: with the Jiolicy in the form of n dt:maml dralt in the name of 1'la1i11c Fi,;l11·ri1--: Department. Karachi, within n period of<JO Jays frl'lll thc date oris~\IC or LUI, WitL'i•: ·~:·I n provisional license will be issued by M a1 inc Fi!;hc 1 •cs Uq1:i 1t111c111. '1 lic licensee ''· i !I I ·a·.~ to bring the vcsscl(s) or the permillc<f catcgo1y witlii11 a pr:1ind ol"(i 1nonths failillf' .,.,·hi· .. li provisional fishing license will auto11111tically sta11d rn11crllcd ;ind li..:cnsc I"•.'<: l"ti: !ci11··.I. (vi) Before procurinu vcsscl(s), the licensee shall sub11.1i1 tr~ ~-lari1,c Fislic1i1·s Dcpa111:1~·111. Knrachi nn inventory ii! respect ·or the vcs'.;r:l(s) which L·ow,i: 1 uf the l"•>i.p1•.-ine: (b) (c) General nna11gcmc11t <.lrnwing. Certificate f1om the builder or the vessel indicating Ilic year in which lite VL"SCI \l'a~ built. A detailed stnterncnt or the type nnd prindpal di111c11~.io11a of the ve~~cltsl i11dicafi11g its overall kn 11th, breadth, particulars i.>f 111ai11 engine and auxiliary cn~inc. h•.H \c power, details of processing, freezing nntl pacting cquip111cnts installed on the vcsslc, fish hold capacity, number uf holds and te111pcrature etc. ., ·I •. (vii) 011 nrrival ti! vessel i11 l'aki-.l:tll, it \\·ill 1w l11: ill'qlt't"tcd 11y a t1::1111 n111,11111s!11g ur ulli:.1:1~ lrt'lll !\·1crc;111ti!c Ma1i11c Depa1t1m:11t a11d Marine Fi:.h•;ric•; Dq•a1tn1c11t l1J asc1:1t:1i11 the ~-~p·:ci'I ica ti 011s. i\'iii) Naval lnlclligcnct: fronl security'poinl or view, cu~•IOlllS from <.:mto111 duties. Mt:r~;111tilc: f\.-lari11c Dcp:rrt111cnl for rcgislralio11 an<l a11y.olhcr concerned agency, will t:o111plctc lli!:ir formalities Oil the request or liccnsi11g nulhority i.I.'. r.tar inc Fisher ics Dcparl111r.11l. /\flt:r co111pfcling the formalities Hild gelling clearance r10111 co11ccrner.l a gcncics ;r 11 ~lOC for fishing will be issued. Nn cxlc11sio11 in the pcrio<l of NOC will be nllow·~d. Vc~.::c:!s rcporling for transhipment al purl will bc'issucd a hc~h NOC after lrn11ship111c11t. !ix) The lici::nscc will conform lo lhl! 1cq11i1c111cnts ofc1111n:mcd 1•,ovcr1111w111 agc11•.:ic:; s11ch as fvlarinc Fisheries Dcpart11~ct1l, l'ukistan Cw•toms, Stale lla11k ol' l'akb1a11. Mcrc;111t1k M:11i11c Dcpartmc11l etc. and dirc<:livcs i'>s11cd in thi:; ho:half 1'10111 1i11H: to 1i1n<:. n i\ 11m· .... J\ PHE·<JlJALWICATIUN CHITElllA FOlt SllOHT LISTING l'ARl'iE~l APPLYING FOH FISlllNG uc:ENSE IN EE7, (i) The applic:uit should be n l'aldslani national and lhc lir111 shou!J be n rcgistcrc:J co111pa11y under the Companies Act orPnkistan havi111J nt least 51 '% •Jf its stock owned by Pakistani nationals. A forciun comp;rny promising substantial i11vc'.;t111cnt in Pakistan 111ay be 11iad.: eligible for a license, ns 11 special case hy the Federal Go-.T111111c11l. (ii) lhc financial viability or lhc panics will he dctcrn1im:d. /\ dm:111111:111:11yprnor1'111111·.hcd by a rcpulahle lla1\k will lt rcquin•tl. (iii) The party to have sunicic11t cxpcricncc and k11m\kd1'.c i11 l\~g111tl lo ll1•c1:11io11 n!. t!o:q1 •.t .1 vessels, und ~hould be well versed with i11tcr11a1iu11:il li"h 111.11h:1i111,! f't11•:cdt11•.'. (iv) ·1 he party lo s11b1i1it an :111tl1e.:111il:a1cd copy ol'the n(kr n·~··.:ivcd fr ,,111 l'u1•.:i1•11 ~.!iii•,.,"::· •· (\') l'artkul:11s ol lo1cig11 !.liip owner :;howi11g it:; li11:111i:ial •.111111d p11-.i1iu11 a:1d irl\ 1°1~··111'.·11'. in lishinu nctivitics with d11c11111c111ary ptoof. .. '\ /\111\l'X· I\ :\l'l'l.ll'ATION.HHC\1 H>H I· I;.! II;'~(; l.ICENSE IN 'I I IF. t:F'/. OF 111\IUS IAN I. 1 l'a1tici1l;'11s ,,r th'.: cumpau:.• 1cgistcrcd 1111.Jcr the C1.l!npanics Act. (,1) Dale a1HI 1cgislratio11 1111111hcr and pL1cc. (liJ 1\uth1ni.1.1:d, s1lbscribt·d irntl paid 11p :;hare cal'ilal. io.:l .\t1:1t:h htc~l hata11r.:c ~hc.:t. J. \Vhc!h.-r the \'cs::d is to be pror111•;d th111ugh 11w11 1t~·;1•11tn"; <H i11 j11i11t ve1111111: .... 11 j.,i111 \"'.lll\1IC rive tl1t~ ll:llllC of !In: r1111q1a11y. (;I) the ~pccic~ uf the foh. {bl the 1m:1hu<l 1..1f lisliing, lypc.a11d din1c11si11n uf tlw gea1s lo 111: used and 111csh '.,i1.c:; of <lilfcrcnl par ls of fishing 11cl etc. (c) nrca(s) lo be lishcd. (U) \he pcrioJ o!' time for whid1 liccmc is Sllllghl. {c) th~ place in whkh the fish !()be h111uctl/p1m:c~~:l·d. (,, I vndcrtukc thnt the i11iorr11alion given above is true, complclc and roncct \ti the best of my km1wkdg~ :rnd belief. I undcr!;tanJ that nuy deliberate a1'1d si'goifica11t 1ni~1i:pre~c11tado11 n111l 0111i!;~io11 tli~c 1.n·crcd may rcnclcr my' license . to he withd1awn/canccllcd al any time dmi11g the validi~y of the license. UL l>1\Y ... :i .......... ol .............. 11! tl1L' year. Sl(il'J1\TUltE OF ·1111~ Al'l'LICAl-IT