Inland Fisheries

5.3.6 Kalinadi, Aghnashini and Sharavati Estuaries

These estuaries are situated in the North Kanara district of Karnataka. Fauna mainly comprises bivalves, gastropods and crabs. Bivalves dominated in areas with sandy bottom. Several diversified methods of traditional fishing are used in this estuary almost throughout the year. These include gill nets, cast nets, hook & line, pole & line, drag nets, scoop nets, light fishing, scare line, crab fishing with traps and clam fishing by hand-picking at low tide or by dragging bagnets of wire meshes. Little is known about the fisheries of these estuaries.