Tuna smuggling to Iran costs Pakistan USD 50m yearly
date:May 14, 2014
1.2 to 1.4 per kilogram whereas yellow fin tuna is sold as high as $2 per kg. Procurement of fish on Iranian fishing and carrier boats at high rates, especially in Gwadar and Jiwani areas, give fishermen many advantages; by selling fish at high seas avoid maneuvering and high-handedness by the middlemen.

Additionally, fishermen also buy oil from Iranian boats under a barter system although such an arrangement is generally considered as smuggling. Although the government under this type of trad
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