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1.4.1. Egg, Fry and fingerling collection
Unit 1 - Fish seed resources and natural breeding of finfishes
2.1. Egg collection
- Large scale egg collection is possible only where locations of the breeding grounds are known and are easily accessible.
- Eggs are collected from one or two feet deep water by disturbing the bottom and scooping them with a ‘gamcha’, a rectangular spawn collecting net.
- Generally, large scale egg collection is not practiced in rivers.
Fry and fingerling collection
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The collection of fry (8-40 mm) and fingerlings (40-150 mm) is usually made by cast and drag nets.
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Fry and fingerling collection a source of fish seed is prevalent in the Indus river system in Punjab State.
Fry (14-25mm)
The carp fry can be distinguished from that of catfishes and murrels by the number of dorsal fin rays.
a) Major carps: number of undivided dorsal fin rays >11.
b) Minor carps: number of undivided dorsal fin rays 11 or <11.
c) Catfishes and murrels : Pigmented (either blackish, brownish or orange).
Collection of riverine fish seed using a gamcha, a rectangular mosquito netting cloth
A haul of fish fingerlings from a riverine stretch (Photo courtesy : Dr Utpal Bhowmick)
Fish seed being collected along the bank of a river (Photo courtesy : Dr Utpal Bhowmick)
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