Karachi Fishery is not only a prime commercial market for wholesale fish supply across Pakistan but also a good place for Karachiites to buy varieties of fresh seafood at comparatively low rates. Read this article if you have plans to visit this place the next time.
Losing its bites when the cold Siberian waves finally reach Karachi it is time for Karachiites to plan activities specific to the season, one of which is, to rush around tables containing seafood specially fried fish. To kill my appetite and boredom with the same arrow I planned to visit Karachi Fish Harbour the next saturday partly to see how things work here and partly to buy some of the things this place is famous for. The next morning at O'clock I along with Adnan, my brother, got ready to make it happen.
On driving seat of my car, the first problem that I encountered was to locate accurately the place I had to reach. Thanks to google maps which not only did locate my destination on the vast planet Earth but also guided me on my route to the destination. It happened that the Fishery is at @24.8483957 ,66.9776966 latitude and longitude alongside the famous Maripur Road. If you are travelling from Merewether Tower you need to go down the Jinnah Flyover to touch West Wharf Road which leads to the Karachi Fish Harbours. Anyway in these days perhaps the google maps will explain much better than this description so I leave further probe to the company.
The moment I felt stench of rotten fish I realized we must have reached about the destination. The stench was normal and after a while it did not felt at all perhaps because our nostrils have adapted well to the new environment. Paying RS-20/ parking fee at the gate the security guard loosen the rope to let me enter into the parking area. I found the parking area large enough to park my car anywhere the place without any hurdle. Located at separate pace Fishery is not a place for general public and probably due to this, there is little to no concern for incidents like theft from cars here as the place has no attraction to things-lifters. Making necessary precautions as locking your car appropriately you should feel safe while shopping here.
As soon as I grounded myself out of car I encountered a group of teenagers asking my requirements. At first I ignored them as I felt they are getting advantage of me for being a newcomer. The young guys were, however, neither offensive nor over-active and unlike market-guys I found them humble, shy and to some degree helpful. Probing later it opened that the guys are actually doing fish skinning and the benefit for this engagement is to let the purchased fish be skinned through them. One of the guys guided us to the main market area where the buyers were found negotiating with sellers over price, quality and quantity and it is there that I handover the charge to Mr. Adnan and silently observing and processing the data I received through my senses.
The area I found myself in was divided into five main divisions (1) the boarding area where fisherman moor their launches (2) The controlling area where the Authority keep their offices (3) the market where local buyers and sellers engage (4) Utility companies such as ice thrashing and packing facilities (5) The surrounding which includes parking, mosque, hotel, banks and skinning area. Allocated space for Karachi fishery is large enough to contain all these sections.
The moment I felt stench of rotten fish I realized we must have reached about the destination. The stench was normal and after a while it did not felt at all perhaps because our nostrils have adapted well to the new environment. Paying RS-20/ parking fee at the gate the security guard loosen the rope to let me enter into the parking area. I found the parking area large enough to park my car anywhere the place without any hurdle. Located at separate pace Fishery is not a place for general public and probably due to this, there is little to no concern for incidents like theft from cars here as the place has no attraction to things-lifters. Making necessary precautions as locking your car appropriately you should feel safe while shopping here.
As soon as I grounded myself out of car I encountered a group of teenagers asking my requirements. At first I ignored them as I felt they are getting advantage of me for being a newcomer. The young guys were, however, neither offensive nor over-active and unlike market-guys I found them humble, shy and to some degree helpful. Probing later it opened that the guys are actually doing fish skinning and the benefit for this engagement is to let the purchased fish be skinned through them. One of the guys guided us to the main market area where the buyers were found negotiating with sellers over price, quality and quantity and it is there that I handover the charge to Mr. Adnan and silently observing and processing the data I received through my senses.
The area I found myself in was divided into five main divisions (1) the boarding area where fisherman moor their launches (2) The controlling area where the Authority keep their offices (3) the market where local buyers and sellers engage (4) Utility companies such as ice thrashing and packing facilities (5) The surrounding which includes parking, mosque, hotel, banks and skinning area. Allocated space for Karachi fishery is large enough to contain all these sections.
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