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Chilika Lake<br />

suratensis, Lates calcarifer, Sparus serba and<br />

Hilsa ilisha. Similarly, the lake supports<br />

commercially important populations of<br />

Crustacea, including P. monodon, P. indicus,<br />

Scylla serrata and Neptunus pelagicus.<br />

Table7: DataonIishand prawnlanding(inmetrictonne)<br />

at Chilikafrom1985-86to 2001-2002<br />

Year Fish Prawn Total Crab<br />

1985-86 7446 1144 8590 .<br />

1986-87 7283 1589 8872 -<br />

1987-88 6863 1241 8104 .<br />

1988-89 5211 917 6128 -<br />

1989-90 5493 1177 6670 .<br />

1990-91 3792 481 4273 .<br />

1991-92 3680 876 4556 .<br />

1992-93 3207 951 4158 .<br />

1993-94 2798 687 3486 .<br />

1994-95 1239 176 1415 .<br />

1995-96 1056 214 1270 -<br />

1996-97 1352 281 1633 12<br />

1997-98 1492 150 1642 10<br />

1998-99 1556 137 1693 10<br />

1999-00 1556 180 1737 9<br />

2000-01 3818 1071 4889 94<br />

2001-02(up to 2618 942 3560 48<br />

September' 01)<br />

Source: COA (2001); Ass/slaot Dlrec/or Fisheries (2001).<br />

The data on fish catch from Chilika from 1985"86<br />

Crable 7) indicated that there was a decline on the<br />

fish yield from 1985-86 to 1998-99. From 2000-01<br />

there has been a dramatic increase in fish catch<br />

in Chilika attributed to opening of the new mouth<br />

near Satapada on September 2000. This was also<br />

marked by an increase in prawn and crab catch<br />

along with improvement of physical and chemical<br />

conditions of the lagoon (Pattnaik, 2002).<br />

b. Fuel' The local communities entirely depend on<br />

the forest to meet their fuel requirement. The<br />

tribals supply bamboo 10 Ihe fishermen to make<br />

fishing tools. The fisherwomen, while returning<br />

home cut and bring fuel wood. In some fishing<br />

communities, women spend five to seven hours<br />

almost everyday to bring leaves (casuarina and<br />

cashew nut) to meet their fuel requirement.<br />

Fuel wood is in short supply and hence it<br />

provides employment to a large number of<br />

families.<br />

216<br />

c. NTFP/NWFP/MFP: Mango, Casuarina,<br />

Eucalyptus represent the non-wood timber<br />

. products. In villages and inside Chilika the<br />

houses are made up of mud and wood with roofs<br />

thatched with straw from paddy or palm leaves.<br />

Boats are being used for transport of fuel wood.<br />

d. Food, feed and fodder: Many aquatic<br />

macrophytes namely growing in Chilika lagoon<br />

namely Ipomoea aquatica, Nymphaea<br />

nouchali, N. pubescens, N. rubra, Enhydra<br />

flactuans, Marselia minuta, Baccopa<br />

monnieri, Hygrophyla auriculata etc.<br />

constitute as an important source of vegetables<br />

for the local communities. A few of the aquatic<br />

plan ts from Chilika such as Hydrilla<br />

verticillata, Vallisnaria spiralis, Najas<br />

indica, N. gramica, Geratophyltum<br />

demersum etc. serve as the source of food to<br />

carps, cray and other fishes. Hydrophytes like<br />

Ruppia sps., Hallophyla sps. are believed to<br />

be the sources of food for shrimp. A few of them<br />

namely Gyperus rotundus, Spirodela<br />

polyrhiza, Pistia stratoites, Lemna<br />

perpusilla, Panicum paludosum,<br />

Potamogenton nodosus, P. pectinatus etc.<br />

provide food to waterfowls. A number of aquatic<br />

plant species such as Gynodon dactylon,<br />

Paspalidium punctatum, Phragmitis karka,<br />

Panicum paludosum, Arundo donax,<br />

Gommelina suffruticosa etc. are being used as<br />

fodder for domestic cow and buffaloes in the<br />

Chilika region (Banerjee and Roy, 2002).<br />

e. Medicinalplants: Several aquatic plants found<br />

in the Chilika lagoon and adjoining regions are<br />

used as medicine, which include Monochoria<br />

vaginalis, Geratophyllum demersum,<br />

Persicaria orientalis, Hygrophila auriculata.<br />

Enhydra ftuctuans" Ludwigia adscendens.<br />

Neptunica olercea. Like wise a few of the<br />

terrestrial plants from the region having<br />

medicinal value are Gentelta asiatica,<br />

Galotropis gigantea. Gymnema sylvestre,<br />

Hemidesmus indicus, Rauvolfia sqrpentina,<br />

Andrographis paniculata, Hemigraphis hirta,<br />

Strychnos nftx-vomica, Ocium americanum,<br />

Sida cordata, Boerhvia diffusa, Datura metel.<br />

Aerva lanata, Aristolochia indica,<br />

Diplocyclos palmatus etc. (Banerjee and Roy,<br />

2002)<br />

I. Potential Genetic Resources: One of the<br />

economically important plants, kewda<br />

(Pandanus fascicularis Lam.) grows wildly in<br />

the locality, which generally is grown around

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