Unchecked logging and quarrying of rocks from streambeds in Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts led to springs drying up and populations of putitor mahseer fish, an endangered species, disappearing.

King of Indian Rivers: The Mahseer is known as the King of Indian Rivers because of its massive size, exceptional strength, dominance in fast-flowing rivers, and vital role in maintaining healthy ...

Paro, 3 December 2018 – With Mahseer species under increasing pressure across southern Asia, the first International Mahseer Conference will bring together regional and global experts to discuss the ...

So you tell your girlfriend that you’re going to take her angling: to the same river pool where Jim Corbett was pulled headlong into the water by a mahseer which, in his own words, “suddenly ...

Kochi: An international consultative workshop to develop a conservation action plan for iconic humpbacked mahseer, Tor remadevii, was organized by Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies ...

CHENNAI: The state government has sanctioned Rs 1 crore for a new conservation programme aimed at protecting four lesser-known endangered species – the lion-tailed macaque, Madras hedgehog, striped ...

DROP A LINE A half-hour’s drive from the plantation town of Siddapura, plus a mile hike into the woods, is the Valanoor fishing camp on the Cauvery River. Valanoor is a picture-book angler’s haven.

Structural enrichment in the rearing environment, not only promotes fish welfare, but also affects several aspects of behavioural biology of fish in aquaculture. Here an attempt was made to use ...

September is the time India’s big-game anglers pack their 10-weight rods and waders, and head to the Himalayas for a tryst with the golden mahseer, one of the fiercest freshwater fish in the world.