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An undesirable method of fishing using poisonous and toxic chemicals

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Title An undesirable method of fishing using poisonous and toxic chemicals
 
Creator Rao, D S
Girijavallabhan, K G
 
Subject Fishing Community
 
Description A survey made at the landing centres north of Madras Fisheries Harbour upto Ennore revealed that the local fishermen use some chemical for fishing in areas with rocky bottoms and boulders mostly during rough seas. Since the chemical contains cyanide and lead there is no doubt that the
chemical complex material is a health hazard not only to the local fishermen but also to those consumers who use the fish for food. Investigations revealead that more and more fishermen resort to toxic and poisonous agents to narcotize the fish in their environments and catch them since it is an easy way without involving expenditure or much fishing effort. This method of fishing using cyanide and lead containing products will pose a health problem even to those fishermen in the long run by their constant handling of these chemicals.
 
Publisher CMFRI
 
Date 1984-11
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/3526/1/MFIS_60-3.pdf
Rao, D S and Girijavallabhan, K G (1984) An undesirable method of fishing using poisonous and toxic chemicals. Marine Fisheries Information Service, Technical and Extension Series, 60. pp. 13-14.