Mistri, Avijit and Salimuddin, Syed and Singh, Ongtham Kipjen and Devi, Oinam Ashabala (2025) Ecological change and its impact on fishing- a risk perception study from Ramsar site, Loktak lake, in Manipur, India.
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Loktak Lake, a Ramsar wetland in India, was enlisted in the Montreux Record in 1993 due to severe ecological changes. The study examined the impact of ecological change on fishing and assessed the perceived risks of fisherfolk based on the field investigation conducted at 10 fishing villages, including 03 islands in the wetland. Thematic analysis (TA) based on key informant interviews (KIIs) and participatory risk mapping (PRM) approach were incorporated in the study. TA was conducted by conversational artificial intelligence (AI), which generated 16 prominent codings related to risks in fishing, which were collated into two broad themes—ecological and non-ecological risks. The livelihood risks were assessed by PRM, which comprises incident (Ij) severity (Sj) and risk (Rj) indices. In the risk assessment, ecological risks have been witnessed as a wider concern with a greater impact on fishing than non-ecological risks. The most significant ecological risks affecting fishing include the proliferation of phumdis, declining fish species, water pollution, siltation, and declining depth. Non-ecological risks include hiking input costs, market risks, law and order issues, and personal health hazards. The perceived risk of fisherfolk varies significantly with age, gender, social group, household type, land holding, and location of residence. Conserving the lake’s ecology and sustainable usage of natural resources are prerequisites for sustainable fishing. An integrated natural resource management (INRM) approach is of utmost need to ensure local community participation in large alongside sustainable use and conservation of natural resources with the coordination of multiple sectors and actors.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Keywords: | Manipur, India, Loktak Lake, Fisherfolk, Fishing Villages, Sustainable Fisheries, Participatory Risk Mapping (PRM), Local Communities, Sustainable Use, Conservation, Natural Resources, Fish Species, Integrated Natural Resource Management (INRM) |
| Subjects: | Right to Resources |
| Depositing User: | Kokila ICSF Krish |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Sep 2025 11:03 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Sep 2025 11:03 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/22226 |
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