• Niture S D

The Siddheshwar reservoir is a medium sized reservoir of about 2574 ha area, constructed on Purna River at Rupur camp Tq.Aundha Nagnath, Dist, Hingoli and near village Siddheshwar Tq, Aundha Nagnath., Dist, Hingoli in 1968. Fish fauna of reservoirs in Marathwada region has received the attention of Valsangkar (1980), Desai (1980). However Sakhare (2002), Niture (2008) worked on Fishing methods employed in Yeldari reservoir of Marathwada region. The present study deals with the study of gears and crafts used for fishing in medium sized Siddheshwar reservoir of Hingoli district Maharashtra, for a period of 2 years, during 2011 and 2012.The important Indigenous gears used in this reservoir are Gill Net, Cast Net, Drag-Bag Net (Zorli Net), Hook and Line, etc .The crafts used are Thermocol rafts, and Air filled tubes for fishing.

Fishing methods, Siddheshwar reservoir, Gears and crafts

"GEARS AND CRAFTS USED IN SIDDHESHWAR RESERVOIR, HINGOLI DISTRICT, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no.615-619, March-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRAO06097.pdf

"GEARS AND CRAFTS USED IN SIDDHESHWAR RESERVOIR, HINGOLI DISTRICT, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no. pp615-619, March-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRAO06097.pdf