GWADAR: The Jewani and other coastal regions of Balochistan are facing a growing environmental and economic crisis due to unregulated and illegal activities carried out by non-local operators. Local communities and environmental activists have raised serious concerns over the use of banned fishing nets, illegal deep-sea trawling, and the dumping of chemical waste, which are severely damaging marine ecosystems.
According to details, the livelihood of local fishermen many of whom rely solely on traditional fishing practices is under grave threat. Reports suggest that fish populations are declining rapidly, leaving communities in financial distress and pushing many families toward poverty.
Local voices are now calling for urgent governmental intervention to regulate external fishing fleets, enforce environmental laws, and protect the rights and resources of indigenous coastal populations.
“This is not just an environmental issue, it’s a matter of survival for thousands of families,” said one local fisherman. “If action is not taken now, both the sea and our future will be lost.”
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Environmental experts warn that if immediate measures are not implemented, the ecological damage could become irreversible, with long-term consequences for biodiversity and the fishing industry in the region.
