Fisheries

The Arabian Sea is an important source of livelihood for the people of the district Lasbela. The costal belt of Lasbela is around 120 Sq Km. Fishing is the mainstay of the coastal communities of Lasbela. There are around 10,500 Fishermen in the district, and 2,860 different kinds of Boats.

Some studies reported around 350 fish species.
Fishing is done around the year and 3 commercial species of shrimps and crabs. The total fish landing in the year 2019 was 15890124 and 8903650 metric ton in Damb and Gadani respectively. Major fish landing sites are Damb and Gadani.
While Rasmalan, Sapat and Bhondwari are small fish landing sites. There are two jetties, both are nonfunctional currently. There are around 10 Fish meal processing units’ pics, using mainly the Sardine as raw material.

Fish Catch in metric ton for the year of 2018_2019, District Lasbela
1 Flat Fish 63895 6550
2 Sardine 5264767 1866140
3 Other Clupeiform 154466 253520
4 Wolf Heirings 94150 6700
5 L. Mackerel 65950 460250
6 S. Mackerel 178085 313900
7 Tuna 130130 37300
8 Sea Catfish 38500 365100
9 Eels 25000 91500
10 Barracuda 86500
11 Marlins 4300 800
12 Mullets 1800 59900
13 Threadfin 37700
14 L. Groper 1000 2800
15 S. Groper 250 1700
16 Cobias 16000 22300
17 Scades 40500 145000
18 Indian Mackerel 140000 3253
19 Queen Fish 8300 424250
20 Travelly
21 Dolphin Fish
22 Grunts 13000 13000
23 L. Crocker
24 S. Crocker 35400 35400
25 Emperors 22
26 King Soldier Bream
27 Polmfrets 3000 2800
28 Hairtail 15000 50000
29 Sharks 48300
30 Rays 10050
31 Guitar Fish 15500
32 Shrimps 115000 106900
33 Kiddi 0
34 Crabs 8500 393640
35 Ivory Shell 2400 68500
36 Lobsters 10.008 5350
37 Cuttle Fish 25400
38 Jelly Fish 180000
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Dolphins

Six species of dolphins are reported from coastal and offshore waters. Large pods of Bottlenose Dolphin and Spinner Dolphin are occasionally found along the coast of Lasbela.