PRESENT STATUS OF THE SNOWTROUT IN GARHWAL HIMALAYA
WAZIR SINGH *
CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF FISHERIES EDUCATION, VERSOVA, BOMBAY-400061, INDIA.
N. K. AGARWAL *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF GARHWAL, SRINAGAR GARHWAL-246174, INDIA.
H. R. SINGH *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF GARHWAL, SRINAGAR GARHWAL-246174, INDIA.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The present status of the snowtrout in the Garhwal hillstreams is described. A comparison is made between the percentage of snowtrouts in the catches from the Snowfed streams and from the foot-hills. The snowtrout fishery is declining due to man-made changes in the streams which affect the fish both directly and indirectly.