Water Quality, Biodiversity and Livelihood Issues: A Case Study of Chilika Lake, India

Author

Panigrahi, J.K.

Author_Institution

Choudwar Coll., Cuttack

fYear

2007

fDate

19-20 Oct. 2007

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

The water quality and ecosystem characteristics of Chilika Lake of India deteriorated drastically consequent to diverse human-induced and natural phenomena affecting severely the species composition and fish landing. The series of ecorestoration measures undertaken to mitigate hydro-biological challenges and restore a sustainable fishery has enhanced the fish yield considerably and culminated in exclusion of this highly productive Ramsar site from the Montreux Record (sites in danger). Enforcement of a holistic and effective management strategy would further enrich water quality, conserve biodiversity and provide sustainable livelihood to the fisher folks of this largest brackish water lagoon of Asia in future years.

Keywords

aquaculture; environmental management; fishing industry; lakes; Chilika Lake; India; biodiversity issues; ecorestoration measures; effective management strategy; fish landing; human-induced phenomena; hydro-biological; livelihood issues; natural phenomena; species composition; water quality issues; Aquaculture; Asia; Biodiversity; Educational institutions; Lakes; Marine animals; Mouth; Water conservation; Water resources; Zoology; Chilika Lake; Livelihood Issues; Salinity; Sustainable Fishery; Water Quality;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Science, Technology and Innovation Policy, 2007 Atlanta Conference on

Conference_Location

Atlanta, GA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1774-2

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-1775-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ACSTIP.2007.4472898

Filename

4472898