Pulicat’s Padu system: Growing resource scarcity in India’s Pulicat lake region is not only putting a strain on the traditional system of fisheries management but also raising vital questions about gender equity in the community

Rajagopalan, Ramya (2012) Pulicat’s Padu system: Growing resource scarcity in India’s Pulicat lake region is not only putting a strain on the traditional system of fisheries management but also raising vital questions about gender equity in the community. Yemaya (39). pp. 7-8. ISSN 0973-1172

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Abstract

Pulicat Lake, spread across the southern coastal States of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, is the second largest brackishwater lagoon in India, after Chilika Lake. The saline water of the lagoon makes it an important fi shing ground, especially for shrimp and mullets. Over 50 fishing villages currently fi sh in the lagoon area, using stake-nets (suthu valai) exclusively for shrimp, and drag-nets (badi valai), shaped like shore seines, for all fi sh species. The predominant fishing community in the area is the Pattanavar community. In the last few years, some dalit (people traditionally assigned a low status in the caste hierarchy) community members have also started fi shing near the mouth of the lake.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.YEM336
Keywords:	Yemaya, ICSF, India, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Lagoon, Fishing Grounds, Traditional Fishing, Fisheries Management, Access Rights, Small-scale Fisheries
Subjects:	Gender in Fisheries and Aquaculture
Depositing User:	Chitti Babu ICSF
Date Deposited:	27 Sep 2021 12:42
Last Modified:	28 Mar 2022 04:45
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/727

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