Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
More or less all the rivers are impacted causing a decline in the fish
population
Major factors involved areConstruction of highways, roads, bridges and dams
Destruction of riparian vegetation and watershed forest
cover
Denudation causing high siltation, boulder and sand lifting,
landslides
Disposal of untreated sewages
Indiscriminant use of pesticides and fertilizer in agricultural
practices, altered land use pattern
Rampant fishing and use of illegal fishing methods
Kur thunnu
Use of traps
Cast netting
Scoop netting
Rock striking
Dynamiting
Electro fishing
Trapping
A big trap
Thokre trap
Dhadiya trap
Trial No.1:
Integrated culture of Neolissocheilus hexagonolepis
(McClelland) with Pigdung in Jhora Pond at Pemling
(Kalimpong) for 6 months
View of the site at Pemling (Kalimpong) showing a Jhora Pond with integration
of other farming
Pigdung
200
150
100
50
0
March
April
May
June
July
August
Fig.-Piglets born
A Beneficiary harvesting
fishes
Harvested Fishes
Trial No. 2
Integrated culture of Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella
Val.,) and Common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.,) under
different integration system at Phuguri and
Bungkulung (Mirik)
Treatments
T1 (Control)
28.42 8.97a
15.83 4.09a
T2(Cowdung)
63.42 19.37b
24.17 5.28ab
T3(Pigdung)
40.08 8.26ab
37.5 7.93b
Further, it was observed that, ponds treated with cowdung have higher production of
Ctenopharyngodon idella (3600 kg/ha/year) than Cyprinus carpio (1350 kg/ha/year) whereas,
pig dung has higher production of Cyprinus carpio (2000 kg/ha/year) than
Ctenopharyngodon idella (2250 kg/ha/year)