Abstract:

Fisheries in Tripura form an integral part of the economy of the state. Indigenous technical knowledge in the field of fish farming is a practical knowledge of the local farmers of this district. This is based on intimate experience accumulated over generation after generation. Such traditional practices were sustainable in terms of land use, utilization of local available materials, labour, money, and could be easily operated without any specially skills. The study was conducted in the villages of Balaram and Maracherra clusters of Dhalai district of Tripura to collect the indigenous technical knowledge in fish based farming system, to characterize and catalogue the available bio-resources in the locality and to protect the IPR issues for future uses. Information was documented by using Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) like observation and discussion.