A review on the current fisheries management system in Manipur with special reference to LoktakLake

Abstract

Fish and fisheries constitute an important place in the health and wealth of Manipur. The current fish production of Manipur is very low and it still needs to put tremendous effort for increasing its productivity. Among the various water bodies Loktak acts as the major contributor in fish production of Manipur and mostly capture based fisheries were developed around it. While looking into the management aspect it can be address that with the current scenario of the Loktak Lake, the management activities are still lacking and no prominent rules and policies were imposed and followed. Gillnet and dugout canoes were mostly used as fishing craft and gear but again there were no regulations set so far on the uses of the craft and gear. Marketing channels were very short and the transportation is not smooth enough for the fishers. Fishers also faced a lot of problem while fishing in Loktak Lake due to Phum movement on the lake.