Some local fish names:
http://goodgoanfood.blogspot.com/2011/11/local-konkani-names-for-common-fish-in.html
Hi Augusto,
I did just generalise the word anglers as both those who fish with both rod and
net. In the west, both activities slightly overlap, hence perhaps my overlook.
But you are absolutely correct in the case of Goa, the worst damage is being
done by these people who catch fish with nets w
A couple of comments about this thread:
1) Themistocles mentions that 'catfish' is '*tigur' *in Konkani. Catfish
is usually called *'sangott'. *I'm not sure what *tigur* (or* thigur* as
we pronounce it in North Goa) is called in English although it might well
may be a variety of catfish. Wonder w
This unfortunate situation in Goa is not just caused by pollution but also due
to overfishing and lack of fishing laws. Anglers catch tiny young fish and will
always find a recipe to cook these. These fish are deprived from growing up as
adults and procreating, thereby depleting fishstocks. At t
Yes. Our water bodies including rivers have become highly polluted. Many
anglers complain that what they once caught is not available anymore.
On Fri, 10 Aug 2018, 23:27 Themistocles D'Silva,
wrote:
> Recently, there has been lots of publicity on fish treated with
> formaldehyde.
>
> There are
