Fishing Gears used by Riparian Fishers Posing Threat to the Conservation of Rare Fish Fauna in North Bihar
Fishing Gears used by Riparian Fishers Posing Threat to the Conservation of Rare Fish Fauna in North Bihar
Date
2007
Authors
Venna, Anand Mohan
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Publisher
Society of Fisheries Technologists (India)Cochin
Abstract
Riparian fishers, the hunters of wild fish fauna over generations adopted different
techniques and gears for capturing fishes in different parts of the world. In this study different
fishing gears used by Riparian fishers of north Bihar harvest for harvesting the fishes in the
lotic water system are described. Traps of different shapes and sizes are used throughout the
year to trap the fishes which account to majority of carnivorous types. The trapping of fishes
was maximum during night but low during day. Wanton killing of juveniles and fingerlings
of commercially important Indian major carps and low priced fishes can reduce the potentiality
of riverine fish yield and also diminish the population of future brood fishes considerably
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Keywords
Gears, Riparian fishermen, Bihar
Citation
Fishery Tech 44(2):147-152