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31.8 Research ............................................................................. 657
31.8.1 Water Resource Management............................. 657
31.9 Geospatial Technology in Wetland Management .............. 657
31.10 Flood Zonation Mapping ................................................... 657
31.11 Water Quality Analysis and Modeling ............................... 658
31.12 Building Awareness ........................................................... 658
31.13 Wetland Conservation ........................................................ 658
31.13.1 Wetland Resources and Their Conservation ...... 658
31.14 Ongoing Programmes on Wetland Conservation:
Action Plan of Government of India .................................. 659
31.14.1 The Environmental Policy
and the Main Action Plan ................................... 659
31.14.2 State Steering Committees ................................. 660
31.14.3 Capacity Building .............................................. 661
31.14.4 Community Participation and CommunityBased Wetland Fisheries Management
(CBWFM or in Short CBFM): Participatory
Rural Appraisal (PRA) ....................................... 662
Suggested Readings ........................................................................ 667
32 Fisheries Scope in the Wetlands
and Enhancement Methods .......................................................... 669
32.1 Habitat Improvement ......................................................... 669
32.1.1 Alteration of the Land ........................................ 669
32.1.2 Alteration of the Water ....................................... 669
32.1.3 Alteration of Vegetation ..................................... 669
32.2 Habitat Construction .......................................................... 670
32.3 Biotic Manipulation ........................................................... 670
32.3.1 Controlling the Predators ................................... 670
32.3.2 Controlling the Competitors ............................... 670
32.3.3 Artifi cial Propagation ......................................... 671
32.4 Habitat Protection .............................................................. 672
32.5 Fish Disease Management ................................................. 672
32.6 Prospects for the Future ..................................................... 672
32.7 Leasing and Management
of Public Waterbodies ........................................................ 672
32.8 Marketing and Value Addition ........................................... 673
Suggested Readings ........................................................................ 673
General Suggested Readings ................................................................ 675
Abbreviations ........................................................................................ 685
About the Author................................................................................... 687
Contents
31.8 Research ............................................................................. 657
31.8.1 Water Resource Management............................. 657
31.9 Geospatial Technology in Wetland Management .............. 657
31.10 Flood Zonation Mapping ................................................... 657
31.11 Water Quality Analysis and Modeling ............................... 658
31.12 Building Awareness ........................................................... 658
31.13 Wetland Conservation ........................................................ 658
31.13.1 Wetland Resources and Their Conservation ...... 658
31.14 Ongoing Programmes on Wetland Conservation:
Action Plan of Government of India .................................. 659
31.14.1 The Environmental Policy
and the Main Action Plan ................................... 659
31.14.2 State Steering Committees ................................. 660
31.14.3 Capacity Building .............................................. 661
31.14.4 Community Participation and CommunityBased Wetland Fisheries Management
(CBWFM or in Short CBFM): Participatory
Rural Appraisal (PRA) ....................................... 662
Suggested Readings ........................................................................ 667
32 Fisheries Scope in the Wetlands
and Enhancement Methods .......................................................... 669
32.1 Habitat Improvement ......................................................... 669
32.1.1 Alteration of the Land ........................................ 669
32.1.2 Alteration of the Water ....................................... 669
32.1.3 Alteration of Vegetation ..................................... 669
32.2 Habitat Construction .......................................................... 670
32.3 Biotic Manipulation ........................................................... 670
32.3.1 Controlling the Predators ................................... 670
32.3.2 Controlling the Competitors ............................... 670
32.3.3 Artifi cial Propagation ......................................... 671
32.4 Habitat Protection .............................................................. 672
32.5 Fish Disease Management ................................................. 672
32.6 Prospects for the Future ..................................................... 672
32.7 Leasing and Management
of Public Waterbodies ........................................................ 672
32.8 Marketing and Value Addition ........................................... 673
Suggested Readings ........................................................................ 673
General Suggested Readings ................................................................ 675
Abbreviations ........................................................................................ 685
About the Author................................................................................... 687
Contents