National Institute of Maritime Affairs (NIMA) organized a webinar on the topic of “Cultured Marine Products and their Impact on the Livelihood of Coastal Communities” to identity/explore the potential of fisheries/ aquaculture industry for Pakistan’s economy and to draw attention on the various issues/challenges in the growth of this sector. Prof. Dr Dost Muhammad Baloch, Vice-Chancellor, Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water, and Marine Sciences, UTHAL Balochistan graced the occasion as the Chief Guest and Vice Admiral (Retd) Abdul Aleem HI (M), Director General NIMA welcomed all the worthy speakers/participants in the webinar and highlighted the importance of mari/aquaculture for the environment and its impact on the socio-economic development of coastal communities. Commodore (Retd) Ali Abbas SI (M) set the stage by highlighting the significance of the topic, the prominence of marine aquaculture and its prospects for Pakistan. Mr. Eddy K.C Wong shared his intellectual insights for developing the capacity of fishermen and farmers to meet the national needs and regional production standards.

National Institute of Maritime Affairs (NIMA) organized a webinar on the topic of “Cultured Marine Products and their Impact on the Livelihood of Coastal Communities” to identity/explore the potential of fisheries/ aquaculture industry for Pakistan’s economy and to draw attention on the various issues/challenges in the growth of this sector. Prof. Dr Dost Muhammad Baloch, Vice-Chancellor, Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water, and Marine Sciences, UTHAL Balochistan graced the occasion as the Chief Guest and Vice Admiral (Retd) Abdul Aleem HI (M), Director General NIMA welcomed all the worthy speakers/participants in the webinar and highlighted the importance of mari/aquaculture for the environment and its impact on the socio-economic development of coastal communities. Commodore (Retd) Ali Abbas SI (M) set the stage by highlighting the significance of the topic, the prominence of marine aquaculture and its prospects for Pakistan. Mr. Eddy K.C Wong shared his intellectual insights for developing the capacity of fishermen and farmers to meet the national needs and regional production standards. Mr Faisal Iftikhar highlighted the hurdles faced by business community in the field of aquaculture for production and export of aqua and mariculture products. Dr Yasmeen Zamir gave an overview of the promotion/ production of marine organisms and the related opportunities/challenges present in Pakistan. At the end of the webinar, the Chief Guest Prof. Dr Dost Muhammad Baloch applauded the efforts put in by NIMA for bringing together professionals and multiple marine stakeholders to talk about the much-neglected sector of the maritime economy, and identifying its impact on the marine environment along with its prospects for Pakistan.