Traditional fishing gears of Birbhum district, West Bengal, India

187-194Birbhum district of West Bengal has six tribes out of which Santals are dominated. The tribe has been traditionally practicing fishing with their indigenous gears and fishing techniques. A study has been performed to document the detail features of such fishing gears along with their mode of operation. A total of 23 indigenous fishing gears were recorded from the district of which total 9 gears are bamboo made, 2 hooks with metal made, 6 gears made up of bamboo and nylon net together and 3 exclusively made of nylon as well as mosquito net. Four fishing pots made up of bamboo were also recorded