Overview
- Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif announced the formal launch, with machinery on sites and teams executing the plan.
- Phase one aims to establish shrimp estates across 5,300 acres in Muzaffargarh and Sargodha by March 2026.
- The move follows a 100-acre pilot and research project that transitions the effort into a commercial phase.
- Planned infrastructure spans hatcheries, aqua malls, processing plants, cold storage and an integrated transport and logistics chain.
- International specialists from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Ecuador, Australia and Mexico are advising, while feasibility studies for additional acreage are ongoing with reported figures ranging from 2,600 to 26,000 acres.