FISH CATCH BY FISHERIES CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY MANDLIFROM GOBIND SAGAR RESERVOIR (HIMACHAL PRADESH), INDIA, DURING FOUR YEARSKrishan LalAbstract Gobind Sagar Reservoir has been created by damming the Sutlej River at the village of Bhakra in 1963. Thirty-two fisheries co-operative societies were working in this reservoir during the years 2015-16. Fisheries co-operative society Mandli is one of the co-operative societies operating in Gobind Sagar Reservoir. This cooperative was established in the year 1977-78. It has 76 fishermen and it works to beat No. 1 and 2. Fish catch data was obtained from the state fisheries department of the Himachal Pradesh Govt. This paper is based on the catch data of all fish species caught from 2013 to 2016. The close season during monsoon season was observed for two months (June and July) every year. No fishing was done during this period. There were eight landing centers in this reservoir. Reservoir has been divided in eight beats for administrative reasons. |