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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/54188| Title: | Indigenous fishing methods used for catching spiny eels (Macrognathus spp.) in floodplain wetlands of Assam, India. |
| Other Titles: | Not Available |
| Authors: | Bhattacharjya, B. K. Saud, B. J. Verma, V. K. Debnath, D. Yadav, A. K. Borah, S. Pegu, H. Sarkar, U. K. |
| ICAR Data Use Licennce: | http://krishi.icar.gov.in/PDF/ICAR_Data_Use_Licence.pdf |
| Author's Affiliated institute: | ICAR::Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute |
| Published/ Complete Date: | 2018-07-01 |
| Project Code: | Not Available |
| Keywords: | Indigenous Technical Knowledge Fishing methods Macrognathus spp. Floodplain wetland (beel) Assam Mising tribe |
| Publisher: | Inland Fisheries Society of India |
| Citation: | Bhattacharjya, B. K., Saud, B. J., Verma, V. K., Debnath, D., Yadav, A. K., Borah, S., Pegu, H. and Sarkar, U. K., 2018. Indigenous fishing methods used for catching spiny eels (Macrognathus spp.) in floodplain wetlands of Assam, India. J. Inland. Fish. Soc. India, 50 (2): 68-72. |
| Series/Report no.: | Not Available; |
| Abstract/Description: | The present paper describes ITK associated with a unique indigenous fishing method used to catch mud-dwelling spiny eels (Macrognathus spp.) in floodplain wetlands of Assam by Bhatiya community in Lower Assam (locally called Akra mara) as well as by the Mising tribe in Upper Assam (Germe-Kenane). Here the spiny eels are caught by piercing them with a swift swinging motion of a curved pointed barbless iron hook with a long bamboo handle. The specialized fishing method and the ITK associated with it were studied in 25 villages located around 12 floodplain wetlands (beel/pitoni) of the study area. In this paper, we discussed how the two communities made effective use of the narrow visual field of the spiny eels through their traditional wisdom to catch these bottom dwelling fishes, which are otherwise difficult to catch. |
| Description: | The paper describes ITK associated with a unique indigenous fishing method used to catch mud-dwelling spiny eels (Macrognathus spp.) in floodplain wetlands of Assam by Bhatiya community in Lower Assam (locally called Akra mara) as well as by the Mising tribe in Upper Assam (Germe-Kenane). |
| ISSN: | Not Available |
| Type(s) of content: | Article |
| Sponsors: | Not Available |
| Language: | English |
| Name of Journal: | Journal of the Inland Fisheries Society of India |
| Journal Type: | Peer reviewed journal |
| NAAS Rating: | 5.71 |
| Volume No.: | 50 |
| Page Number: | 68-72 |
| Name of the Division/Regional Station: | Guwahti |
| Source, DOI or any other URL: | Not Available |
| URI: | http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/54188 |
| Appears in Collections: | FS-CIFRI-Publication |
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