The ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Regional Centre, Guwahati, Assam developed the protocols for the Culture Based Fisheries (CBF) and Pen Culture Technology for the Floodplain Wetlands (Beels) of North-East India. As a part of the outreach activities initiated by the ICAR-CIFRI under the North-Eastern Hills Component, the Institute demonstrated culture-based fisheries (CBF) and pen culture in Bamuni Beel (N 26º 18' 91'' and E 91º 45' 60''), Kamrup Rural District, Assam.
The Bamuni Beel, a closed Floodplain Wetland of the Lower Brahmaputra Valley, is a Small Beel having 16 ha water spread area and roughly oval in shape. The water depth in the beel is 2.5 M to 3.7 M in Monsoon which gets reduced to 1.5 M to 2.5 M during winter making it suitable for both pen culture and CBF.
The livelihood of 65 Bodo Tribal Households of Bamunigaon Village under the Bezera Development Block depends on the Beel. Prior to 2006-07, the Beel supported purely capture...