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| What you can do for mahseer in this part for the Himalayas |
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| Given the fact that people who fish for mahseer on a catch and release basis have the privilege of having the ear and eye of the locals. There's much you can do to ensure that the mahseer in the wild stays a sustainable resource for the locals and sport for us. > Please stop killing mahseer wherever you fish. If you happen to travel great distances and take longish holidays, you're not likely to be so impecunious as to not purchase fish from the market- which is what markets are for (fish for the table). Please consider the mahseer to be as rare and precious as tigers and elephants. Or even buck and deer (which you wouldn't eat because you can purchase goat from the market). > If you do kill mahseer, make sure they're between 2 and 5 kgs in weight (better on the smaller end. Also, larger fish are females and no sportsman would kill a female of any species anyway) and kill only one fish per day for immediate needs. We've seen meat-collectors who salt, pickle and ice vast numbers of mahseer to take away home and they set a bad example among locals who can kill fish daily. > When you do release fish, make sure you spread the word about the value of mahseer and other fish in the river- even if only as a source of income for people who can help you catch fish i.e. the local 'gillies' or whoever attach themselves to your camp. > Please educate other people aboput why mahseer populations are going down. This info is available here on our Conservation page. > Vegetarians are most welcome to the game. Catch and release means you can hobnob with the snootiest anglers and thus improve social circles. It also means adding new destinations if you are the adventure holiday types and completely jaded with the tourist circuit. ><"";>
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