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Agarala: A traditional fishing boat of Karnataka

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Title Agarala: A traditional fishing boat of Karnataka
 
Creator Swathi Lekshmi, P S
Sasikumar, Geetha
Kemparaju, S
Saravanan, Raju
SampathKumar, G
 
Subject Crafts & Gear
 
Description Agarala boat or coracle is a traditional fishing boat used for estuarine and riverine fishing in Karnataka. These traditional
boats ensure sustainable fishing using eco-friendly fishing methods. The main fish species caught in these crafts are
Sillago sihama, Sphyraena obtusata, Mugil cephalus, Aries aries, Gerres filamentosus, Lutjanus argentimaculatus,
Leiognathus splendens, Cynoglossus macrostomus, Psettodes erumei, Platycephalus indicus, Etroplus suratensis,
Anodontostoma chacunda, Portunus pelagicus, P.sanguinolentus, Scylla serrata, Thryssa mystax, and Opisthopterus
tardoore. Fishing with agarala in the estuarine waters is largely at subsistence level and is carried out by a minor section of
the fishermen community. The following paper documents and reports for the first time, the use of such unique fishing
boats, in the Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. The main objective of the study was to explore the nature of crafts, the
unique design of the crafts used and types of fishes caught. Fishing in agarala provides a good source of income to the
fishermen using these simple, traditional environment friendly and cost effective crafts which make sustainable use of the
scarce fishery resources.
 
Date 2013
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/9187/1/IJTK_Swatilekshmi.pdf
Swathi Lekshmi, P S and Sasikumar, Geetha and Kemparaju, S and Saravanan, Raju and SampathKumar, G (2013) Agarala: A traditional fishing boat of Karnataka. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge, 12 (1). pp. 166-168.