Jammed in Jambudwip: The Traditional stake-net fishers of the ecologically sensitive Jambudwip island face a likely ban of their seasonal fisheries

Mathew, Sebastian (2003) Jammed in Jambudwip: The Traditional stake-net fishers of the ecologically sensitive Jambudwip island face a likely ban of their seasonal fisheries. Samudra Report (34). pp. 46-49. ISSN 0973 1121

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Abstract

In the South 24-Parganas district of the State of West Bengal in India is the 20-sq km island of Jambudwip. Located about 10 km offshore in the southwest corner of the Sundarbans at the mouth of river Hooghly in the Bay of Bengal, the island can be reached in 45 minutes from the Frasergunj fishing harbour by bhut bhuti, a small powered country craft.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.SAM0424
Keywords:	Samudra Report, ICSF, India, Fishworkers Struggle, Fishworker Movements, Traditional Fisheries, Mangroves, Bagnet, Fish Catch
Subjects:	Right to Resources
Depositing User:	Jeeva ICSF Rajan
Date Deposited:	18 Oct 2021 10:42
Last Modified:	30 Mar 2022 11:28
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/1120

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