4.03 FISHING CRAFTS (MARINE & INLAND) IN SINDH, 1970 TO 1998
YEAR
FISHERMEN
ENGAGED
FISHING CRAFTS (MARINE)
FISHING CRAFTS (INLAND)
TRAWLERS
GILL NETRS
MECHANIZEDCUM SAIL DRIVEN BOATS
SAIL BOATS
TOTAL
FISHING
ROW
TOTAL
CRAFT
(INLAND)
BOATS
(1+2+3+4)
SAIL BOATS
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
1970
61,000
443
659
-
3,339
4,441
3,800
-
3,800
1971
62,520
668
559
-
3,389
4,616
3,800
-
3,800
1972
65,005
745
618
-
3,567
4,930
3,800
-
3,800
1973
70,770
922
691
-
3,967
5,580
3,745
-
3,745
1974
72,000
1,076
731
-
4,130
5,937
3,850
-
3,850
1975
73,500
1,098
752
230
3,978
6,058
3,850
-
3,850
1976
74,100
1,130
825
250
4,000
6,205
3,859
-
3,859
1977
75,200
1,151
840
267
4,152
6,410
3,700
-
3,700
1978
80,800
1,270
859
327
4,191
6,647
3,705
-
3,705
1979
86,400
1,280
863
377
4,247
6,767
3,720
-
3,720
1980
54,896
1,296
888
487
4,220
6,891
1,785
9,145
10,930
1981
60,771
1,315
904
637
4,270
7,126
2,120
2,065
4,185
1982
63,050
1,380
933
1,736
2,745
6,794
2,115
2,065
4,180
1983
63,525
1,431
1,019
1,770
2,769
6,989
2,302
2,397
4,699
1984
64,795
1,539
1,047
2,000
7,539
12,125
2,489
2,729
5,218
1985
65,835
1,613
1,090
2,211
2,785
7,699
2,710
3,100
5,810
1986
66,447
1,650
1,102
2,400
2,805
7,957
2,950
3,520
6,470
1987
66,703
1,700
1,210
2,450
2,900
8,260
3,183
3,738
6,921
1988
67,604
1,850
1,360
2,560
3,127
8,897
3,200
3,800
7,000
1989
68,129
1,985
1,444
2,730
3,275
9,434
3,215
3,860
7,075
1990
68,577
2,000
1,470
2,850
5,321
11,641
3,280
3,900
7,180
1991
68,918
2,007
1,480
2,940
5,505
11,932
3,726
3,144
6,870
1992
79,267
2,009
1,513
3,153
5,598
12,273
3,484
2,713
6,197
1993
79,464
2,028
1,604
3,211
5,651
12,494
3,308
2,343
5,651
1994
80,070
2,245
1,865
3,424
5,884
13,418
4,278
6,208
10,486
1995
80,383
2,252
1,871
3,430
5,895
13,448
3,138
2,355
5,493
1996
80,971
2,310
1,945
3,526
5,922
13,703
3,165
2,348
5,513
1997
84,190
2,427
2,015
3,611
6,253
14,306
3,195
2,407
5,602
1998
84,772
2,522
2,236
3,695
6,285
14,738
3,590
2,628
6,218
Source:- Directorate of Marine Fisheries, Karachi.