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27.3.1 Fish Catching Devices
in Sone Beel
Twenty-six different types of fi shing gears
(Table 27.1 ) under seven classes (FAO 1963 ;
Brandt 1980 ; Kar 2007a , b , c ) have been recorded
in Sone Beel (Kar 1990 ; Kar and Dey 1991 ,
1993a , b , 1996 ). Also four types of crafts under
two categories have been found in operation with
the gears. The smaller nets are generally knit by
the local fi shermen according to their preferences
and methods of fi shing. However, the size of the
boats generally varies according to the nature of
fi shing and the money available for her construction
(Plate 27.1 , 27.2 , 27.3 , 27.4 , 27.5 , 27.6 , 27.7 ,
27.8 , 27.9 , 27.10 , 27.11 , 27.12 , 27.13 , 27.14 ,
27.15 , 27.16 , 27.17 , 27.18 , 27.19 , 27.20 , 27.21 ,
27.22 , 27.23 , 27.24 , and 27.25 ).
The various types of gears and crafts along
with their salient features are tabulated below:
Table 27.1 Diversity of fi sh catching devices in Sone Beel in Assam
Category
Gear (local name)
Size (m)
Mesh size (mm)
I. Hook and line gears
1. Lar barshi
L.400–600
–
2. Kupa barshi
L.450–500
–
3. Tanga barshi
L.350–450
–
II. Traps
4. Dori
H.0.45–1.35
Bamboo slits 1 mm apart
W.0.30–0.60
5. Gui
H.0.90–2.00
Bamboo slits 10 mm
apart
W.0.75–1.00
6. Paran
H.0.20–0.40
Bamboo slits 7 mm apart
W.0.10–0.14
7. Khati bundh
H.2.00–3.00
Dense bamboo mat
L/unit 4.50
III. Trawls
8. Chhat jal
L.3.50–4.50
Upper part: 4.0
W. in front
Lower part:1.0
2.00–3.00
9. Pelain
L.2.50–3.00
1.0–5.0
W. in front
1.00–2.00
IV. Scooping gear
10. Dheki jal
L.8.00–12.00
Wider part: 50.0
W. in front
Narrower part: 6.0
7.00–9.00
11. Darar jal
L.4.50–5.00
5.0
W.4.00–5.00
12. Kuchrung jal
L. 1.25–1.50
5.0
Dia:1.00–1.15
Cir: 3.00–3.50
V. Entangling gears
13. Patan jal:
Big variety
L.300–400
46.0
H.4.00–4.50
Medium variety
L.300–390
19.0
H.3.00–3.50
Small variety
L.300–400
15.0
H.1.50–2.00
14. Haran jal
L.4.50–6.50
Upper part:8.0
W. of widest portion
Lowest part:6.0
3.50–4.50
(continued)
27 Fish Catching Devices in the Wetlands
27.3.1 Fish Catching Devices
in Sone Beel
Twenty-six different types of fi shing gears
(Table 27.1 ) under seven classes (FAO 1963 ;
Brandt 1980 ; Kar 2007a , b , c ) have been recorded
in Sone Beel (Kar 1990 ; Kar and Dey 1991 ,
1993a , b , 1996 ). Also four types of crafts under
two categories have been found in operation with
the gears. The smaller nets are generally knit by
the local fi shermen according to their preferences
and methods of fi shing. However, the size of the
boats generally varies according to the nature of
fi shing and the money available for her construction
(Plate 27.1 , 27.2 , 27.3 , 27.4 , 27.5 , 27.6 , 27.7 ,
27.8 , 27.9 , 27.10 , 27.11 , 27.12 , 27.13 , 27.14 ,
27.15 , 27.16 , 27.17 , 27.18 , 27.19 , 27.20 , 27.21 ,
27.22 , 27.23 , 27.24 , and 27.25 ).
The various types of gears and crafts along
with their salient features are tabulated below:
Table 27.1 Diversity of fi sh catching devices in Sone Beel in Assam
Category
Gear (local name)
Size (m)
Mesh size (mm)
I. Hook and line gears
1. Lar barshi
L.400–600
–
2. Kupa barshi
L.450–500
–
3. Tanga barshi
L.350–450
–
II. Traps
4. Dori
H.0.45–1.35
Bamboo slits 1 mm apart
W.0.30–0.60
5. Gui
H.0.90–2.00
Bamboo slits 10 mm
apart
W.0.75–1.00
6. Paran
H.0.20–0.40
Bamboo slits 7 mm apart
W.0.10–0.14
7. Khati bundh
H.2.00–3.00
Dense bamboo mat
L/unit 4.50
III. Trawls
8. Chhat jal
L.3.50–4.50
Upper part: 4.0
W. in front
Lower part:1.0
2.00–3.00
9. Pelain
L.2.50–3.00
1.0–5.0
W. in front
1.00–2.00
IV. Scooping gear
10. Dheki jal
L.8.00–12.00
Wider part: 50.0
W. in front
Narrower part: 6.0
7.00–9.00
11. Darar jal
L.4.50–5.00
5.0
W.4.00–5.00
12. Kuchrung jal
L. 1.25–1.50
5.0
Dia:1.00–1.15
Cir: 3.00–3.50
V. Entangling gears
13. Patan jal:
Big variety
L.300–400
46.0
H.4.00–4.50
Medium variety
L.300–390
19.0
H.3.00–3.50
Small variety
L.300–400
15.0
H.1.50–2.00
14. Haran jal
L.4.50–6.50
Upper part:8.0
W. of widest portion
Lowest part:6.0
3.50–4.50
(continued)
27 Fish Catching Devices in the Wetlands