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Comparative study of the traditional and modern fishing crafts and gears used by the people living in the periphery of the Loktak lake, Manipur, India

Author Affiliations

  • 1Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Bishnupur District, Utlou-795134, Manipur, India

Int. Res. J. Biological Sci., Volume 11, Issue (3), Pages 7-16, August,10 (2022)

Abstract

A great change has been observed in the fishing crafts and gears used by the people living in the periphery of the Loktak lake over the years. The present study was taken up in five selected villages located around the Loktak lake namely Komlakhong, Khordak, Laphupat Tera, Thanga and Ithing to make a comparative assessment of the traditional and their replacement (modern) fishing crafts and gears used by the people living in the periphery of Loktak lake using a questionnaire survey. It was observed that in Komlakhong village 6 types of traditional crafts and gears used by the people were replaced by 6 other new modern crafts and gears, in Khordak 17 traditional crafts and gears were replaced by 14 modern crafts and gears, in Laphupat Tera 10 traditional crafts and gears were replaced by 10 modern crafts and gears, in Thanga 14 traditional crafts and gears were replaced by 14 modern crafts and gears and in Ithing village 10 types of traditional crafts and gears were replaced by 8 modern crafts and gears. With the development of new technology the traditional crafts and gears were replaced by modern ones. Still many people are relying on the primitive traditional crafts and gears. Though traditional crafts and gears were found declining but they are cheap, made up of locally easily available materials and does not degrade the lake ecosystem. Hence, the traditional crafts and gears need to be revived, documented and upgraded using modern scientific technology.

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