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Structural and Operational Aspects of Fishing Traps of Meghalaya, North East India

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Title Structural and Operational Aspects of Fishing Traps of Meghalaya, North East India
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Creator Ajimoon Nissa, Manju Lekshmi, N.
Manju Lekshmi, N.
Manoj Kumar, B.
Sanjay Kumar Das, E. P.
Anand Goud
 
Subject Passive gears
Bamboo
Catch per unit effort
Meghalaya
 
Description Not Available
Fish traps are passive fishing gear which lured the
fish either for food or shelter and get trapped
through appropriate hard or soft structures. Documentation of these traditional fish trapping methods
from the northeastern parts of India is limited. This
study attempts to document the traditional fish
trapping devices from four districts of Meghalaya
with respect to its structure and operation. The
depicted survey highlights 11 types of fish traps
which were classified into three major categories
such as tubular, basket and box traps. Average
length of these documented traps ranged from 0.25-
1.5 m and mostly operated during monsoon and
post-monsoon season in floodplain and low-lying
areas like rice fields, ponds, shallow rivers and
ditches. Murrels, minnows, barbs, mahseers and
catfishes were the dominant fish catch from these
gears. Most of the traps were fabricated with
bamboo and locally available materials with a life
span of more than 2-3 years. Results revealed that
Khnu/Chiap, is the most popular and efficient trap
with a CPUE of 2.5 kg day-1 trap-1. Documentation
and the knowledge concerning the traditional gears
will facilitate to improvise the fishing gears which
will ultimately improve the livelihood of fishermen
in the northeastern region of India.
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Date 2022-02-22T09:21:23Z
2022-02-22T09:21:23Z
2021-07
 
Type Research Paper
 
Identifier Ajimoon Nissa, Manju Lekshmi, N., Manoj Kumar, B., Sanjay Kumar Das, E. P., Anand Goud (2021) Structural and Operational Aspects of Fishing Traps of Meghalaya, North East India. Fish. Technol. 58 (3): 147-154.
0015-3001
http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/69953
 
Language English
 
Relation Not Available;
 
Publisher Society of Fisheries Technologists (India)