Pakistanis to protest arrival of Chinese fishing vessels

Fishermen say letting in giant trawlers means 'selling the seas' to Beijing

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Fishermen return with the day's catch in the village of Ibrahim Hyderi on the outskirts of Karachi. © Reuters

ADNAN AAMIR, Contributing writer

QUETTA, Pakistan -- Fishermen in Pakistan will protest the arrival of 20 Chinese deep-sea trawlers that will fish in the exclusive economic zone off Sindh and Baluchistan provinces.

The pressure group Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum has announced a campaign against the trawlers' arrival near Karachi. According to the PFF, fish stocks in coastal areas have already declined by more than 72% since last year due to uncontrolled fishing. Now they fear that the trawlers will further deplete Pakistan's marine resources.

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