An Introductory Study on Fishing Craft and Gears in Thotapalli and Gotta Reservoirs,of Vizianagaram and Srikakulam districts of Andhrapradesh , India.
- Department of Zoology, College of Science and Technology, Adikavi Nannaya University, Rajamundry, Andhra Pradesh, India.
- Department of Zoology, College of Science and Technology, Adikavi Nannaya University, Rajamundry, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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The current study deals with the different fishing craft and gears implemented for fishery purpose in Thotapalli and Gotta reservoirs. The study of fishing craft and gears of these reservoirs were conducted for a period of two years from June 2012 to May 2014.The investigation revealed that the fisherman use two different kinds of crafts i.e . the thermocol raft and musa raft and gears (gill net, cast net ) in Thotapalli reservoir and one type of craft (wooden canoe,made with Terminalia arjuna or Albizia saman) and four different kinds of gears( gillnet,cast net,push net ,drag net ) in Gotta reservoir. The investigation is documented for the first time in the Thotapalli and Gotta reservoirs.
[Sridhar. D and Ramaneswari. K (2015); An Introductory Study on Fishing Craft and Gears in Thotapalli and Gotta Reservoirs,of Vizianagaram and Srikakulam districts of Andhrapradesh , India. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 3 (Aug). 1980-1984] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
