Fishing in barraged waters
Fisherfolk in the Hooghly are enjoying boom time, with the Farakka Barrage having barred highly valued Hilsa from moving upstream, where procurement has fallen drastically. The average annual catch
View ArticleFisheries and aquaculture in India: An appraisal of their multiple dimensions
Traditionally, India was recognized as a fish-eating country, but it was only after Independence that fishery has been recognized as an important allied sector of Indian agriculture. Over ten-fold...
View ArticleImpact of fish farming on employment and household income: Evidence from a...
Prawn and fish farming is an important source of income and employment for the local populace in the Sunderban region in West Bengal. These have led to a dynamism in the local economy in these areas. The
View ArticleDamaged rivers, collapsing fisheries: Impacts of dams on riverine fisheries...
More than 10.86 Million Indians depend on rivers, wetlands, floodplains, estuaries, ponds and tanks for subsistence and market-based fisheries. Though the absolute contribution of riverine fisheries
View ArticleCoastal evacuations by fish during extreme weather events
An increase in the intensity and frequency of extreme events is predicted to occur as a result of climate change. In coastal ecosystems, hurricanes and flooding can cause dramatic changes in water quality
View ArticleGoliath catfish spawning in the far western Amazon confirmed by the...
We mapped the inferred long-distance migrations of four species of Amazonian goliath catfishes (Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii, B. platynemum, B. juruense and B. vaillantii) based on the presence of...
View ArticleReport by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board regarding illegal...
Report by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board to the National Green Tribunal dated March 9, 2023.Report of the Joint Committee appointed by the National Green Tribunal in the matter
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