The Fish Catching Devices Used by the Kaivartta Fishermen of Majuli Island

Abstract

Present study is undertaken on Kaivartta community of the largest riverian island Majuli to know about various fishing technique. Various types of participatory research tools such as group discussion, key informant survey and participant observation were taken to understand fish catching gears followed by them. Primary data are collection through participant observation, group discussion and structured interview schedule. Secondary data are collected from available material. It is observed that there is no particular way of fishing among them. They use a considerable variety of traditional bamboo cane gear such as Chepa, Dingara, Palo, Jakoi, Dalonga, Khoka and modern equipment like different type of nets (cast net, gill net and deep net) for fishing. No mechanization boat is found within the Island Rivers used for fishing purpose