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Kairampani – The Traditional Shore Seine Fishing of Karnataka

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Title Kairampani – The Traditional Shore Seine Fishing of
Karnataka
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Creator Naik,Appaya R
Chaniyappa,M
Lingappa,
Swathi Lekshmi,P S
 
Subject Kairampani
Traditional Shore Seine Fishing
Karnataka
 
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Kairampani, the traditional shore seine of coastal Karnataka in South India, is an effective
indigenous fi shing operation, still practiced along coastal Karnataka. A larger version of this
shore seine, namely Rampani has become obsolete with the advent of mechanization in craft and
gear. The following study on the use of the mini shore seine, which is on the verge of extinction,
revealed that Kairampani is now being used sporadically across coastal Karnataka and the
number has dwindled to few units from hundreds during ancient times. It is used mainly during
the monsoon months of June–August. It is a labor-intensive operation involving 40–50 fi shermen
pulling the nets from the shore with their hands, as the dhoni (a traditional boat), with its crew
fi shes at sea with the encircling nets. Hence the name “Kairampani” where ‘kai’ in the local
Tulu dialect has dual meaning, i.e., ‘hand’ or ‘small’. The Kairampani catch mainly consists of
prawns (Metapenaeus dobsonii, Parapenopsis stylifera), sciaenids (Johnius glaucus, Otolithes
ruber), Lactarius lactarius, soles (Cynoglossus cynoglossus), mackerels, and sardines. Though
the rapid mechanization of crafts and gears have phased out traditional fi shing operations
such as Kairampani, these traditional methods nevertheless are being used sporadically in
certain parts of coastal Karnataka during the monsoon season when there is mechanized ban
and ensure fresh quality of fi sh at a higher price during the lean season.
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Date 2021-09-17T04:07:15Z
2021-09-17T04:07:15Z
2014
 
Type Article
 
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/63537
 
Language English
 
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