Fishing gear for reservoirs and inland water
Fishing gear for reservoirs and inland water
Date
2000
Authors
Dawson, P.
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Publisher
Central Institute of Fisheries Technology
Abstract
India is one of the leading centres in the world in inland water resources, which are in the form of tanks, estuaries, brackish water lakes, swamps and paddy fields. Over the years, India has ;built a large number of dams and barrages to harness the water potential for irrigation, generation of electricity, navigation and fisheries. Of these, reservoir constitute the prime inland fisheries resources. Based on the available records fresh water lakes constitute 2,588,000 ha. Exploitation of fisheries in these areas was insignificant in the earlier years, fishing being conducted purely on a subsistence level. The last few decades have witnessed many technological advances in fishing techniques.
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Keywords
Fishing gear, inland waters, reservoirs, fishing craft
Citation
In Training Course manual on "Fishing Technology" organised by the Fishing Technology Division of CIFT from 17-29 January 2005, 200-210