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Lake Chilika: Sustainable Fisheries Management Case Study

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The diverse and dynamic assemblage of fish, invertebrate, and crustacean species found in Lake Chilika, located in India’s Odisha (formerly Orissa) State, provides the basis of rich fisheries which support livelihoods of over 0.2 million fishers and generate nearly 9% of Odisha’s foreign revenue from marine products. Sustainable management of fisheries forms an important component of integrated approaches adopted for ensuring “wise use” of Chilika as a Ramsar Site (Wetland of International Importance under Ramsar Convention). Ecological restoration, management of the lake basin, inventory and assessment, and promoting community-managed fisheries are key measures that are being implemented to sustain fisheries and maintain the overall ecological health of Lake Chilika.

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  1. Wetlands International South Asia, Defence Colony, 110024, New Delhi, India

    Ritesh Kumar

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  1. Institute for Land, Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, Albury, NSW, Australia

    C. Max Finlayson

  2. International Water Security Network, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK

    Mark Everard

  3. UNESCO-IHE, Institute for Water Education, Delft, The Netherlands

    Kenneth Irvine

  4. RM Wetlands and Environment Ltd., Littleworth, Oxfordshire, UK

    Robert J. McInnes

  5. U.S. Geological Survey, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Lafayette, LA, USA

    Beth A. Middleton

  6. Aquatic Ecosystems Group, Department of Water Science and Engineering, UNESCO-IHE, Institute for Water Education, Delft, The Netherlands

    Anne A. van Dam

  7. Institute for Land, Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, Albury, NSW, Australia

    Nick C. Davidson

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Kumar, R. (2018). Lake Chilika: Sustainable Fisheries Management Case Study. In: Finlayson, C.M., et al. The Wetland Book. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9659-3_203

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