Fishing in Pakistan and the Defence Marina Club. A number of fishing tournaments take place annually like the All Pakistan Billfish Tournament and Fish'nTac Anfling Championship, Karachi. The reigning Pakistan Saltwater Angling Champion is Orooj Ahmed Ali having caught a Black Marlin weighing 396 lbs in the All Pakistan Billfish Tournament, December 5, 1999, the heaviest fish caught on rod and reel in the Arabian Sea and the record stands to date. The Federal Bureau of Statistics provisionally valued this sector at Rs. 18,290 million in 2005 thus registering over 10% growth since 2000. The fishing industry sector contributes to about 1% to
Vizhinjam International Seaport because the terms of the PPP saw no economic rationale for the State Government. An Expert Apprisal Committee of the Ministry of Environment recommended clearance for the project on 3 December 2013. Tenders for construction of a breakwater, fish landing centre and port operator began the next day. Vizhinjam International Seaport Vizhinjam International Seaport, also called Trivandrum International Seaport, is a port that is under construction on the Arabian Sea coast at Trivandrum, India. The total project expenditure is pegged at 6595 crores over three phases and is proposed to follow the landlord port model with the intention of catering