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Traditional knowledge associated with fish harvesting practices of War Khasi community of Meghalaya

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Title Traditional knowledge associated with fish harvesting practices of War Khasi community of Meghalaya
 
Creator Tynsong, H
Tiwari, BK
 
Subject Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Ethnobiology
Fish harvesting
War Khasi
Meghalaya
 
Description 618-623
The paper reports and analyses the findings of Traditional Ecological Knowledge associated with fish harvesting practices of War Khasi community, a sub tribe of Khasi, inhabiting southern slopes of Meghalaya. The study area has a forested landscape and harbours dense network of streams and rivers, viz. Wah Umsong, Wah Umsi, Wah Umshrei, Wah Umkhat, Wah Durit and Wah Umjar. These rivers and their associated water bodies are impregnated with a variety of fish and other aquatic life forms, which constitute a sizable part of the diet of local people. The War Khasi community has evolved several traditional fish-harvesting practices, locally known as Buh Kroh, Riam Kriah, Riam Khohka, Riam Kyllong, Ring Khashiar, Buh Ruh and Bia Dohpieh. The study revealed that these methods are most suited to local conditions, help in perpetual fish harvest and conservation of aquatic biodiversity of the region. The paper discusses the ecological and biodiversity value of these practices in the light of recent policy decisions of local communities concerning conservation of aquatic resources of region and other biodiversity enriching and livelihood enhancing practices of these communities.
 
Date 2008-11-11T07:18:29Z
2008-11-11T07:18:29Z
2008-10
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0972-5938
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2392
 
Language en_US
 
Relation Int. Cl. ⁸ : A01K61/00, A01K63/00
 
Publisher CSIR
 
Source IJTK Vol.7(4) [October 2008]