Indian Mackerel is commercially harvested from coastal areas of Pakistan almost throughout the year with peak landing during February and March it is mainly caught with surface gillnets with a mesh size of 5cm. large schools of mackerel are also caught with ‘katra’ (surrounding net) fishing boats mainly used for catching Indian mackerels are called ‘hora’ in sindh ‘rachin’ Balochistan. Although Indian mackerel are caught on commerecial scales since long, however, organized fishery for Indian mackerel started when its export to Saudi Arabia was started.