4 October 2018 | Deepjyoti Baruah, Amalesh Dutta, Apurba Bhuyan and Pravin Puthra | 1869 Downloads | .pdf | 6.51 MB | Freshwater finfish, Livelihoods, gender and social issues, India
Annual flooding of the Brahmaputra and Barak rivers provides Assam with some of the finest floodplain wetlands in India. These floodplains play a significant role as feeding grounds for fish during the monsoon, with fish migrating back to the rivers and wetlands as the waters recede.
Local people have adapted their livelihoods to the flood cycle and fishing remains a traditional activity of tremendous importance in rural communities. This has lead to the development of a diverse range of fishing gear and methods.
This article documents some of the major fishing gears and their methods of operation during the flood season in Assam, with reference to their efficacy and targeted fish species.
Publisher: Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution.