Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum

The Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF) is a non-governmental organisation based in Karachi, Pakistan which works to advance social, economic, cultural and political rights of fishermen and fishing communities in Pakistan.^[1] The body came into establishment as a social welfare organisation on 5 May 1998. Since its inception, it has gathered 25,000 volunteers; the stated objectives of the group target a wide array of issues which are directly or indirectly associated with about 4 million fishers in Pakistan. Some of these are:

Socioeconomic and political rights of fishermen
Bringing sustainable fishery policies
Advocating a ban on sea trawlers
Stopping depletion of natural resources in the sea and the use of destructive nets
Preserving the Indus Delta from degradation
Abolishing contract systems and bringing license systems in inland water bodies^[2]
Supporting the release and rehabilitation of detained Pakistani fishers in Indian jails and Indian fishers in Pakistani jails^[3]^[4]^[5]
Bringing general sustainability in the usage of water resources

References

^ "What We Do - PFF". Archived from the original on September 5, 2010.
^ "Announcements to abolition the Contract system on Inland fisheries in Sindh". Archived from the original on October 3, 2011.
^ "Four Pakistani prisoners released from Gujarat jails". DeshGujarat. June 30, 2010.
^ "India, Pakistan exchange lists of prisoners" (News article). The Indian Express. The Indian Express Limited. 2 April 2008. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
^ "India to stop fishermen from straying into Pakistan". Reuters. Thomson Reuters. 7 April 2008. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2012.