The Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF) is a non-governmental organisation based in Karachi, Pakistan which works to advance social, economic, cultural and political rights of fishermen and fishing communities in Pakistan.[1] The body came into establishment as a social welfare organisation on 5 May 1998. Since its inception, it has gathered 25,000 volunteers; the stated objectives of the group target a wide array of issues which are directly or indirectly associated with about 4 million fishers in Pakistan. Some of these are:
- Socioeconomic and political rights of fishermen
- Bringing sustainable fishery policies
- Advocating a ban on sea trawlers
- Stopping depletion of natural resources in the sea and the use of destructive nets
- Preserving the Indus Delta from degradation
- Abolishing contract systems and bringing license systems in inland water bodies[2]
- Supporting the release and rehabilitation of detained Pakistani fishers in Indian jails and Indian fishers in Pakistani jails[3][4][5]
- Bringing general sustainability in the usage of water resources
See also
- Fisheries Research and Training Institute, Lahore Pakistan
References
- ↑ "What We Do - PFF". Archived from the original on September 5, 2010.
- ↑ "Announcements to abolition the Contract system on Inland fisheries in Sindh". Archived from the original on October 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Four Pakistani prisoners released from Gujarat jails". DeshGujarat. June 30, 2010.
- ↑ "India, Pakistan exchange lists of prisoners" (News article). The Indian Express. The Indian Express Limited. 2 April 2008. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ↑ "India to stop fishermen from straying into Pakistan". Reuters. Thomson Reuters. 7 April 2008. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
Further reading
- India-Pakistan prisoners – fishermen, POWs, and more article by Beena Sarwar on the India-Pakistan prisoners issue (first published in Aman ki Asha on Jan 11, 2012)
- Mohammad Ali Shah founder of Pakistani Fisherfolk Forum
- PAKISTAN: Fisherfolk Blues… briefing by Qurat Mirza for The Asian Human Rights Commission, March 23, 2012
- Taking the Fish- Fishing communities lose out to big trawlers in Pakistan Action Aid, Trade Justice Campaign briefing paper
External links
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