Longphongtook – an Indigenous Tribal Fishing Technique in Fast Flowing Rivers of Arunachal Pradesh, India

Abstract

Longphongtook an indigenous fish aggregating method
practised along the Namsang stream by Nocte tribe
of Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh has been
described in the present study. In this practice, fishes
were caught by attracting them to a circular
structure (diameter 2.5 to 2.75 m) made up of
boulders and pebbles of the river bed. The study
revealed that thigmotropism behaviour of fish was
effectively and efficiently utilised by the fisher folk
in this fishing technique. The catch mostly comprised
of migratory hill stream fishes.