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The benefit of
indigenous knowledge can be harnessed and improved upon by its appropriate use,
establishing validity of such knowledge and integrating it with development programmes.
The present study was conducted to gain access to the indigenous knowledge of
fishermen of Greater Mumbai and Sindhudurg districts of Maharashtra
and its subsequent assessment by experts working in area of fisheries management.
A total of 100 fishermen representing the two districts constituted the sample
size of the study. The data reported here were gathered through a combination
of personnel interview and non-participant observation methods. The study
documented rich, varied and potential Indigenous Technical Know-How (ITKs)
associated with the management of bag net, shore-seine, gill net, long line and
traditional trawl fishery. The validity of few ITKs has also been established
by the study.
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Preliminary observation on the sustainability of white sardine, Escualosa thoracata (Valenciennes, 1847), exploited from the central west coast of India
Background: The present study assessed the growth and mortality parameters of the white sardine, Escualosa
thoracata which is having high local demand. The white sardine gained importance due to its taste, and high
demand in domestic markets as compared to the oil sardine necessitated a study on this resource to know the
present status of exploitation level along the central west coast of India.
Results: A total of 3026 individuals of different size groups of E. thoracata were randomly collected from the
Burondi fish landing center of the Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra. The asymptotic length (L∞) and growth
coefficient (K) were estimated to be 115 mm and 1.9 year−1, respectively, by ELEFAN-I and 135 mm and 1.2 year−1
by the scattergram. The value of t0 by von Bertalanffy plot was estimated to be −0.000012 year. The fish attained a
length of 65 mm, 94 mm, and 114 mm at the end of 0.5, 1, and 1.5 years of its life, respectively. The instantaneous
rate of total mortality (Z), natural mortality (M), and fishing mortality (F) were estimated to be 8.07 year−1, 2.55
year−1, and 5.52 year−1, respectively. The exploitation rate (U) was calculated as 0.65, and the exploitation ratio (E)
was 0.68.
Conclusion: The growth, mortality, and other population parameters observed in the present study will help to
understand the current stock status, which is pointing toward the over-fishing condition (E ˃ 0.50) of the white
sardine in the study area. Therefore, the present investigation suggests reducing the fishing pressure on E.
thoracata along the central west coast of India for the sustainability of the resource