International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies
2017, Vol. 5, Issue 4, Part B
‘Kunche Jal’ Fishing: A low cost indigenous fishery in Ganga River Basin
Author(s): Arun Kumar Bose, Ridhi Bose and Sandipan Gupta
Abstract: River Ganga has been considered as the most important river of India. It supports enriched fish diversity and thus good number of people residing around the Ganga river basin is engaged in fishing to sustain their livelihood. Detail knowledge on fishing gear, crafts and fishing methods in use is very essential for scientific and judicious exploitation and management of fishery resources. Earlier scattered information on indigenous crafts and gears in use for fishing in river Ganga, India has been documented. In the present study, an attempt was made to document the existing indigenous fishing methods along the lower stretch of river Ganga more specifically around Triveni, Hooghly district, West Bengal. During the survey, an indigenous traditional fishing technique locally known as ‘
Kunche Jal’ fishing was observed. This low cost fishing technique is used to harvest small indigenous fishes which take shelter in mud/ silt during the low tide condition.
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Arun Kumar Bose, Ridhi Bose, Sandipan Gupta. ‘Kunche Jal’ Fishing: A low cost indigenous fishery in Ganga River Basin. Int J Fish Aquat Stud 2017;5(4):87-90.