Seafood export rise despite EU Ban

Pakistan had been a good seafood exporter in Europe; Middle East .Pakistan has been generating many revenues from its seafood exports. Pakistan major revenues of seafood conveys from European Union market. But in the past European Union had imposed ban on Pakistani seafood exports. Ban has imposed due to net having proper quality processing and boats conditions. European Union members delegation visit Pakistan to see the harbour, boats and processing quality and then orders are placed.  Out of 28 processing units 11 have been exporting to European Union which is all banned by EU. Several steps have been taken to improve the quality of seafood exports. Due to which seafood exports has been increased in this august from precious year.

Pakistan, s seafood exports increased 25% in 2008-09 as compared to 2006-07. This increase has been due to improvement steps. In this august seafood exports were 5327 tones.

Scope

As Pakistan face bane on its seafood export, yet Pakistan has market in other countries like china, UAE, Thailand, South Korea, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia. Pakistani authorities should take further steps to improve processing quality, boats and harbour. Conditions exporter must follow strike quality tests before exporting to any country. Pakistan should focus its seafood export to European Union member’s countries because this is a huge market. Pakistan must win the confidence of European Union delegation. Other countries like china are also demanded export registration number for European Union market, sources said that had the European Union imposed the bane, exports could have crossed dollar 300 million as kidney shrimp did not get the good price in other markets compare to the European Union.

HOW TO IMPROVE SEAFOOD EXPORTS

• Both the packaging material and coolant usually dry and wet ice need to precise and for keeping good at the right temperature for the right length of time.
• Government should impose less tax on the export products so Pakistan can offer better goods at fewer prices in European Union.
• By controlling pollution in our waters we can improve quality and quantity of our seafood.
• Joint ventures should be introduced which makes fishing viable by this we can increase our capital. This will help as in making better our fishing culture and expertise.
• Our export team of quality controller should strictly monitor and check our products at every stage as from sourcing till delivery to insure our client get only quality product.
• we should also introduce steam dried fish, meal, crude fish oil, shark liver oil etc

By: Asim Mehboob