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Action against illegal trawling and fishing has been one of the main demands of the Gwadar Haq Do Tehreek. The fisheries department is always ready against illegal trawlers, the fisheries DG said.

Fishing boats in the shallow water basin on the western bay, Paddi Zarr, in Gwadar, Pakistan., as seen on March 24, 2018. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Sajjad Mahesri Earlier this month, the world ...

Once a sleepy fishing town and the largest slum in the region, Gwadar struggled with abysmal infrastructure, limited trade opportunities, and chronic socio-economic stagnation. For decades, it ...

Illegal fishing and foreign trawlers are responsible for a few of these things, but it is mostly rising sea temperatures. People have migrated from places like Dasht and Kulanch because of water ...

Around 80 percent of Gwadar's population relies on fishing, but I want a different future for my children. The port, right in front of me, symbolizes the city's transformation and is a beacon of hope.

The sea, once a blessing for Gwadar’s fishing and domestic tourism sectors, has become an existential threat to lives and livelihoods. Warming oceans mean bigger and more powerful waves, and ...

The sea, once a blessing for Gwadar’s fishing and domestic tourism sectors, has become an existential threat to lives and livelihoods. Warming oceans mean bigger and more powerful waves, and ...

Gwadar’s fishing community is also hurting. Catches are smaller, native fish are disappearing, and migration patterns and fishing seasons have changed, said Ahmed and Rahim.

Gwadar’s fishing community is also hurting. Catches are smaller, native fish are disappearing, and migration patterns and fishing seasons have changed, said Ahmed and Rahim.