Bibha ChetiaBorah*, Ankur Rajbonshi and Ranjit Bordoloi

Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam, India

*Corresponding Author: Bibha ChetiaBorah, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam, India.

Received: November 11, 2024; Published: December 13, 2024

Abstract

The North East region of India, comprised of eight states viz Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura, is known as a hub for indigenous technical knowledge (ITK). A variety of ITKs had been developed among dif ferent ethnic tribes of the region for harvesting diversified fish species from the wide range of available natural water resources as well as for fish transportation, fish processing, maintaining water quality, disaster management in fisheries, traditional fish farming practices, conservation of fish biodiversity and use of fish in ethno-medicine and therapeutics. The present communication is based on review of available ITK on use of indigenous plants in different aspects of capture fisheries viz. As fish poison, fish attractant and aggregating device, as bait for angling, in making traditional fish traps and gears. A total of 122 plant species belonging to 46 families have been enlisted as piscicidal plants available in the region along with ITKs available on use of plant on different aspects of capture fisheries in the region have been reported in this review.

Keywords: North East Region; Indigenous Technical Knowledge (ITK); Piscicidal Plant; Fish Aggregating Device; Fish Attractant; Fishing Traps

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Citation: Bibha ChetiaBorah., et al. “Indigenous Technical Knowledge on Use of Plants in Capture Fisheries in Northeast Region of India: A Review". Acta Scientific Nutritional Health 9.1 (2025): 07-14.

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