Current Science

Neha W. Qureshi ¹, M. Krishnan ¹, C. Sundaramoorthy ²

Affiliations
1 Fisheries Economics, Extension and Statistics Division, Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai 400 061, IN
2 Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology, Mumbai 400 019, IN

Abstract

The production of indigenous fish Schizothorax, locally called 'Kashir Gad', in the Dal and Wular lakes of Kashmir, India has been declining. The composition is in favour of the prolific breeder carps at the expense of the local traditional species. Studies carried out on trend lines, compound growth rates, Coppock's instability index backed by contingent valuation of the situation by multiple stakeholders for fish production reveal a need for mid-course correction in policy framework and restoration of the socio-economiccultural heritage of the stakeholders of these lakes.

Keywords

Coppock’s Instability Index, Compound Growth Rate, Contingent Valuation, Fish Production, Schizothorax Species.

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