Mahseer in recreational fisheries and ecotourism in India

4 April 2018 | Deepjyoti Baruah and Debajit Sarma | 3154 Downloads | .pdf | 2.96 MB | Freshwater finfish, Livelihoods, gender and social issues, Stock enhancement, India

Mahseer are the most popular game fish amongst anglers in India, with a reputation as one of the toughest fighters amongst freshwater sports fish. In this article, we have made an attempt to compile information on recreational mahseer fisheries in India. The importance of the mighty mahseer as a game fish is told through the perspectives of active anglers and the visions of stakeholders and researchers in conservation and ecotourism are presented.

1522909197_mahseer-in-recreational-fisheries-and-ecotourism-in-india.pdf

Publisher: Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific

Rights: Creative Commons Attribution.

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