Vol. 12, Issue 1 (2023)

Author(s):
Gyandeep Gupta, LC Verma, LPK Singh, Chandan Kumar Singh, Himanshu Rai and Phool Kumari

Abstract:
The present study is related to the socio–economic status of the fisher community under capture fisheries from adjacent area of Pakdi Tall (wetland) of Mau District, Uttar Pradesh, India. The primary and secondary data were collected by asking questionnaire in Hindi language as well as from District Fisheries Department, news articles and research papers. The present study shows that the socio-economic status of people near Pakdi Tall is not up to mark and it might be due to large family size, poor educational status, non-availability of secondary employment opportunities, lack of proper training and non-availability of modern gear and craft and non-arability of market for selling their catch are the important issues faced by the people of Pakdi village. There is lack of self-help group in this village for capturing fish from Pakdi Tall. The main occupation of people of the studied area is fishing in Pakdi Tall. The educational status is also not satisfactory and majority of the people had education up to primary school. The majority of people depends on fishing activity and their per day income varied from the range Rs 200-1500.Pakdi Tall is large wetland while it is not used by the farmer for commercial production of fish but there is great potential for fish farming.