Inland Fisheries

9.3.3.3 Wanton Destruction

Wanton killing by the use of dynamiting, electric fishing and poisoning of brood fishes in spawning season and juveniles during post-monsoon periods have affected a number of food and game fishes of upland waters, especially in rivers and streams originating in Assam, Nepal, Bhutan, Garhwal, Kumaon and Himachal Pradesh.