603
for catching Gudusia chapra which is now
almost obsolete mainly because of nonavailability of the said fi sh. The ‘Ghuran jal’
and the ‘Jhaki jal’ catch different types of
fi shes. The ‘Rekh jal’ and the ‘Tana jal’ are
used mainly for hauling big fi shes.
10. The Hilsa is caught mainly by Maha jal and
Patan jal in wetlands, like Sone Beel.
11. The ‘miscellaneous types’ of gears include
mainly the ‘Araj jal’, the ‘Fal jal’, and the
different types of ‘impoundments’. These
are generally seen at DSL of the Beel. Some
of these seem to be ecologically quite harmful for the waterbody.
12. Almost similar types of fi shing gears and
implements may be found in other lentic
bodies in Asia having almost similar
situations.
13. There is usually gear specifi city to fi shermen type, fi sh type and season type. Further,
it could be suggested that imposition and
practice of ‘closed season’ could prove
rewarding in protecting the juvenile IMCs of
the Beel. Further, organising credit facilities; marketing of product and purchase of
domestic as well as production requirements
through cooperatives; encouragement of
culture of IMCs in the confi ned ‘Bundhs’ at
DSL (dead storage level) of the Beel; and,
above all, proper rehabilitation of the poor
fi shermen could go a long way in augmenting fi sh production in the Beel vis-à-vis
uplifting the socio-economic condition of
the poor fi shermen.
Suggested Readings
Anon (1961) Marketing of fi sh in India. Agricultural marketing series no. 126. Directorate of Marketing and
Inspection, Nagpur
Brandt AV (1980) Fish catching methods of the world.
Fishing News Books Ltd., London, pp 418
Dey SC (1981) Studies on the hydrobiological conditions of some commercially important lakes (Beels)
of Kamrup district of Assam and their bearing on
Fish production. Final technical report. NorthEastern Council, Govt. of India, Shillong, pp 177, 18
Figs., 8 pls
Dey SC, Kar D (1989) Fishermen of Lake Sone in Assam:
their socio-economic status. Sci Cult 55:395–398
Dey SC, Kar D (1990) Fish yield trend in Sone, a tectonic
lake of Assam. Matsya 15–16:39–43
FAO (1962) Rapport au Government de la Re’ publique
du Niger sur la situation et’ evolution de la pe^che au
Niger: Base’ sur le travail de M. Jaques M.A. Daget’,
Rapp.FAO/PEAT,1525: 27 pp
FAO (1963) Modern Fishing Gears of the World. In:
Proceedings of the 2nd world fi shing gear congress,
London
Gadgil M, Reddy BM (1989) Fisherfolk of Karnataka
Coast: ecological overview: technical report. Centre
for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science,
Bangalore, pp 113
Kar D (1990) Limnology and fi sheries of Lake Sone in
the Cachar district of Assam (India). Matsya
15–16:209–213
Kar D (2007a) Fundamentals of limnology and aquaculture biotechnology. Daya Publishing House, New
Delhi, pp xiv + 609
Kar D (2007b) Sustainability issues of inland fi sh biodiversity and fi sheries in Barak drainage (Assam), in
Mizoram and Tripura. In: Kurup MB, Ravindran K
(eds) Sustain fi sh, School of Industrial Fisheries,
Cochin University of Science & Technology (CUSAT):
Proceedings of international symposium on ‘improved
sustainability of fi sh production systems and appropriate technologies for utilisation’, 16–18 Mar 2005,
Cochin, pp 555–560, xii + 863
Kar D (2007c) Lentic fi shery: fi shery of a tropical wetland
(Beel) in Assam. Sci Soc 5(1):53–72
Kar D, Dey SC (1991) Gill nets in Lake Sone of Assam
with their economics and impact on fi shery. J Appl
Zool Res 2(2):76–79
Kar D, Dey SC (1993a) Variegated encircling gears in
Lake Sone of Assam. J Appl Zool Res 4(2):171–175
Kar D, Dey SC (1993b) Interrelationship and dynamics of
fi sh population of Lake Sone in Assam. Environ Ecol
11(3):718–719
Kar D, Dey SC (1996) Scooping gears of Lake Sone in
Assam. J Appl Zool Res 7(1):65–68
Kar D, Dey SC, Kar S, Ramachandra TV (1999) Trawls of
Lake Sone in Assam. J Appl Zool Res 10(2):170–172
Smith RL (1986) Ecology and fi eld biology. Harper &
Row Publishers Inc., New York, p 835
Suggested Readings
for catching Gudusia chapra which is now
almost obsolete mainly because of nonavailability of the said fi sh. The ‘Ghuran jal’
and the ‘Jhaki jal’ catch different types of
fi shes. The ‘Rekh jal’ and the ‘Tana jal’ are
used mainly for hauling big fi shes.
10. The Hilsa is caught mainly by Maha jal and
Patan jal in wetlands, like Sone Beel.
11. The ‘miscellaneous types’ of gears include
mainly the ‘Araj jal’, the ‘Fal jal’, and the
different types of ‘impoundments’. These
are generally seen at DSL of the Beel. Some
of these seem to be ecologically quite harmful for the waterbody.
12. Almost similar types of fi shing gears and
implements may be found in other lentic
bodies in Asia having almost similar
situations.
13. There is usually gear specifi city to fi shermen type, fi sh type and season type. Further,
it could be suggested that imposition and
practice of ‘closed season’ could prove
rewarding in protecting the juvenile IMCs of
the Beel. Further, organising credit facilities; marketing of product and purchase of
domestic as well as production requirements
through cooperatives; encouragement of
culture of IMCs in the confi ned ‘Bundhs’ at
DSL (dead storage level) of the Beel; and,
above all, proper rehabilitation of the poor
fi shermen could go a long way in augmenting fi sh production in the Beel vis-à-vis
uplifting the socio-economic condition of
the poor fi shermen.
Suggested Readings
Anon (1961) Marketing of fi sh in India. Agricultural marketing series no. 126. Directorate of Marketing and
Inspection, Nagpur
Brandt AV (1980) Fish catching methods of the world.
Fishing News Books Ltd., London, pp 418
Dey SC (1981) Studies on the hydrobiological conditions of some commercially important lakes (Beels)
of Kamrup district of Assam and their bearing on
Fish production. Final technical report. NorthEastern Council, Govt. of India, Shillong, pp 177, 18
Figs., 8 pls
Dey SC, Kar D (1989) Fishermen of Lake Sone in Assam:
their socio-economic status. Sci Cult 55:395–398
Dey SC, Kar D (1990) Fish yield trend in Sone, a tectonic
lake of Assam. Matsya 15–16:39–43
FAO (1962) Rapport au Government de la Re’ publique
du Niger sur la situation et’ evolution de la pe^che au
Niger: Base’ sur le travail de M. Jaques M.A. Daget’,
Rapp.FAO/PEAT,1525: 27 pp
FAO (1963) Modern Fishing Gears of the World. In:
Proceedings of the 2nd world fi shing gear congress,
London
Gadgil M, Reddy BM (1989) Fisherfolk of Karnataka
Coast: ecological overview: technical report. Centre
for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science,
Bangalore, pp 113
Kar D (1990) Limnology and fi sheries of Lake Sone in
the Cachar district of Assam (India). Matsya
15–16:209–213
Kar D (2007a) Fundamentals of limnology and aquaculture biotechnology. Daya Publishing House, New
Delhi, pp xiv + 609
Kar D (2007b) Sustainability issues of inland fi sh biodiversity and fi sheries in Barak drainage (Assam), in
Mizoram and Tripura. In: Kurup MB, Ravindran K
(eds) Sustain fi sh, School of Industrial Fisheries,
Cochin University of Science & Technology (CUSAT):
Proceedings of international symposium on ‘improved
sustainability of fi sh production systems and appropriate technologies for utilisation’, 16–18 Mar 2005,
Cochin, pp 555–560, xii + 863
Kar D (2007c) Lentic fi shery: fi shery of a tropical wetland
(Beel) in Assam. Sci Soc 5(1):53–72
Kar D, Dey SC (1991) Gill nets in Lake Sone of Assam
with their economics and impact on fi shery. J Appl
Zool Res 2(2):76–79
Kar D, Dey SC (1993a) Variegated encircling gears in
Lake Sone of Assam. J Appl Zool Res 4(2):171–175
Kar D, Dey SC (1993b) Interrelationship and dynamics of
fi sh population of Lake Sone in Assam. Environ Ecol
11(3):718–719
Kar D, Dey SC (1996) Scooping gears of Lake Sone in
Assam. J Appl Zool Res 7(1):65–68
Kar D, Dey SC, Kar S, Ramachandra TV (1999) Trawls of
Lake Sone in Assam. J Appl Zool Res 10(2):170–172
Smith RL (1986) Ecology and fi eld biology. Harper &
Row Publishers Inc., New York, p 835
Suggested Readings