Growth overfishing of hilsa shad in Hooghly-Bhagirathi river system, India: Assessment and management implications

Authors

  • A. M. Sajina ICAR-Central inland fisheries research institute Barrackpore Kolkata
  • V. R. Suresh ICAR-Central inland fisheries research institute Barrackpore Kolkata
  • K. M. Sandhya ICAR-Central inland fisheries research institute Barrackpore Kolkata
  • J. Mukherjee ICAR-Central inland fisheries research institute Barrackpore Kolkata
  • R. K. Manna ICAR-Central inland fisheries research institute Barrackpore Kolkata
  • S. K. Banik ICAR-Central inland fisheries research institute Barrackpore Kolkata
  • Tara Maity ICAR-Central inland fisheries research institute Barrackpore Kolkata
  • R. Samanta ICAR-Central inland fisheries research institute Barrackpore Kolkata

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21077/ijf.2019.67.2.89171-01

Abstract

Juvenile fishing of the migratory hilsa shad, Tenualosa ilisha (Hamilton, 1822), is rampant in the coastal waters of northern Bay of Bengal and associated Hooghly-Bhagirathi river system. The average annual economic loss due to this was estimated at `497.84 million (around US$ 7.8 million) necessitating urgent need for managing it to maximise benefits from the fishery as it forms a major fishery resource in the region. Factors leading to juvenile fishing and the possible solutions to control the resultant biological and economic loss are discussed.

Keywords: Economic deficit; Growth overfishing; Hilsa; Hooghly-Bhagirathi River; Tenualosa ilisha

Author Biography

  • A. M. Sajina, ICAR-Central inland fisheries research institute Barrackpore Kolkata
    ScientistFishery Resource & Environment Management DivisionCentral Inland Fisheries Research Institute,Barrackpore, Kolkata

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Published

2020-06-30

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Vol. 67 No. 2 (2020)

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Growth overfishing of hilsa shad in Hooghly-Bhagirathi river system, India: Assessment and management implications. (2020). Indian Journal of Fisheries, 67(2). https://doi.org/10.21077/ijf.2019.67.2.89171-01