FISHING METHODS COMMONLY EMPLOYED IN BULDHANA DISTRICT AND NEIGHBORHOOD, MAHARASHTRA STATE, INDIA

The Buldhana district is traversed by the river Purna and its principal tributaries, viz., the Nalganga, the Vishwaganga and the Gyanganga from the south and the Banganga from the north, and by the river Penganga, constituting together a length of 390 km of fluvial waters. Impounded water resources comprise 34 tanks having a total water-spread area of 2,150 hectares, including the Nalganga reservoir admeasuring nearly 1,100 hectares. These ample water sources accommodate and healthy environment accommodate diverse fish fauna which supports the livelihood of several economic classes of Buldhana District (Joshi et al. 2012). Fishing methods commonly employed in Buldhana District and neighborhood, Maharashtra state, India fall into five categories viz. Disabling types, Trap and barriers types, Filtering types, Entangling types and Miscellaneous types and have been discussed.