Guest guest Posted June 21, 2009 Report Share Posted June 21, 2009 Please Mr. Babu and Dr. Chinny, do keep me on the loop in case of any order or campaign to address this issue. The 'Willd Masheer' angling in the River Jia-Bhorali adjoining the Nameri National Park here in Assam is an identical case. This activity is being aggressively promoted by many agencies here including the Tourism department, Government of Assam and if I am not mistaken the forest department as well. We must take this matter nationwide and work into getting some kind of a block to this cruel and nuisance so called sport 'angling' regards, Azam On 6/21/09, Dr.Chinny Krishna <drkrishna wrote: > Of course we should. Fish feel pain just as other animals do and we delude > ourselves > if we think to the contrary. > > However, there is no use blaming our favorite whipping boy, Britain, > I am sure we had angling in India prior to their arrival even if it was not > looked upon as a > " sport " > . > > S. Chinny Krishna > > > AG BABU [agbabu] > Sunday, June 21, 2009 5:20 AM > AAPN List; Dr.Chinny Krishna > Cc: Maneka Gandhi > Colonial legacy-angling cruelty > > > Shall we stop promoting this sort of 'fishy tourist attractions' > > > > > Angling continues to attract tourists to Munnar > > > Giji K. Raman > > > > The trout caught by J.F.R. Brady in 1966 weighed nearly 4 kg. — File photo > > KATTAPPANA: It has been 100 years since Britishers introduced trout fish > to Munnar but it continues to be a major attraction for foreigners who > prefer to go for angling in the streams near Anaimudy. > > Angling was the favourite pastime of British tea planters, and so they > shipped trout from the Sterling Share hatchery via the erstwhile Bombay in > specially made barrels in 1909. Then they set up a small hatchery at > Chenduvarai near Munnar. The trout is a freshwater fish known for its > ability to survive in high altitudes and low temperatures. > > “Still some foreigners, especially those relatives and the decedents of > the erstwhile Britishers enquire about the details of the pastime activities > in the past and some of them are keen to spend or fishing the trout,” said > an official of the Kanan Devan Tea Company Ltd. > > A well-maintained hatchery for trout functions near the Rajamala range, > and foreigners especially from the UK still make it a point to go for > angling trout fish while visiting Munnar. “We have added angling of trout as > part of the itinerary in tourism packages as it is allowed mainly in the > Devikulam Lake,” he said. > > In angling, it is not important whether one catches a fish or not. Two > years ago, a UK national arrived in Munnar and surprised one and all with > his skills in angling. But each time he caught a trout fish, he threw it > back. He told the local people that he was an environmentalist and did not > intend to harm the fish. > > However, angling is yet to catch up among the domestic tourists. There is > still the High Range Angling Association functioning under the Tata Company > in Munnar. In the book Facets of Hundred Years’ Planting, an in-house > publication of Tata-Finlay Ltd., there are details and a photograph of the > largest trout caught by a Britisher J.F.R. Brady in 1966 from Mattupetty > dam. > > It weighed 7 pounds and 8 ounce, says the book written by Britishers, that > traces the history of Munnar. Unfortunately, after the 1970s, no trout above > five pounds has been caught in Munnar > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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