Govt to establish 100-acre mariculture estate at Korangi harbour

Business Recorder reported that Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry has laid out a proposal for a 100-acre Mariculture Investment and Development Estate at the Korangi Fisheries Harbour Authority (KoFHA). Briefing stakeholders on the project, he said the estate would bring together marine farming, hatcheries, research, processing, cold storage and commercial services within one unified plan.

The concept master plan allocates the 100 acres across four main zones: 30 acres for mariculture, 20 acres each for hatcheries, aqua research and a commercial district. The hatchery section is intended to scale up high-end seed output, and the research park will offer space for studies, new ideas and skills training. The layout also includes processing and chilled storage, hospitality facilities, green spaces, renewable power, water treatment and security systems.

Chaudhry framed the project as a route to more investment, higher exports, new jobs and greater use of technology within the blue economy. The concept plan names the National Deep Sea Fishing Harbour (KoFHA) as the institutional base for the development.