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
Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival The Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival, held annually in June since 1979 at the Mystic Seaport Museum in Mystic, Connecticut, is among the oldest, and is the largest sea music festival in the United States. It reportedly attracts "the highest caliber of sea music performers, scholars, and fans." The Festival was first organized by Dr. Stuart M. Frank as a place to perform and hear sea music as well as a symposium for ethnomusicologists, anthropologists, and historians. 1989 Source: Source: Source: Source: Source: Source: Source: Source: Source: Source: Source: Source: Source: Source: Source: Source: Source: