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Mahseer muddle [1]

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Every November angling enthusiasts journey to three fishing camps on the banks of the Cauvery river near the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary in Karnataka. The trip for them is an annual pilgrimage. The anglers come to pit their wits against India's mighty fish, the mahseer. This tiger fish is angled on a ‘catch-and-release' basis.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2010
Susheela Nair [2]
Civil Society [3]
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Fisheries [4], Endangered Species [5], Mahseer [6], Cauvery SA [7], Karnataka [8], Cauvery [9], Ecotourism [10], Wildlife Act 1972 [11], High Court [12], Hunting [13], Benefit Sharing [14], Poaching [15]
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/mahseer-muddle
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/susheela-nair
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/civil-society
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fisheries
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/endangered-species
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mahseer
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cauvery-sa
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/karnataka
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cauvery
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ecotourism
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife-act-1972
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/high-court
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hunting
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/benefit-sharing
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poaching