Communities and Sustainable Practices: Lessons from the Traditional Fisher Communities

Traditional fishing communities have always relied on set of codes and practices, developed over ages. Although the penetration of modernized fishing techniques has helped increase the income, it has also led to overexploitation. This paper is about the sustainable practices followed by the traditional fishers in India which ensures environmental sustainability. The possibility of these practices getting merged with the current practices and policies to achieve sustainability is discussed. More documentation of sustainable practices shall help identify the potential to combine traditional practices in modern methods to achieve long term sustainability in the global fishery sector.