India: prohibit fishermen from using LED lights at nocturnal lake at nocturk Lake

Loktak Lake, located in the central state of India, is called the Jewel of Manipur, and the lake is composed of many floating islands, the only "floating" National Park in the world, and the endangered POE (Cervus eldi eldi). Main habitat.

However, the LED lamp has become popular among local fishermen in recent years, making the Ministry of forest and environment in India announce that for the ecology of Locke lake, fishermen are prohibited from using LED lights at night fishing, and violators will be severely punished.

The picture is Lake LOQ. (image source: Water Alternatives)

The lake is covered with a vast expanse of organic matter, which is called "phumdis" (a number of floating islands), a series of floating islands, and a marsh on the surface of the lake, and a variety of species attract international attention. It was also designated as a protected area in 1966, and was announced as a national park in 1977.

Locke lake is also the local economic lifeline, not only one of the important water sources of India's hydroelectric power, but also for local residents to make irrigation and drinking water. The lake and its soil layer are more adjacent to the livelihoods of the fishermen.

When fishermen drive a boat to fish in the lake at night, they will light a light on the boat for the sake of lighting. Recently, fishermen have begun to use highly efficient LED lights, but the Ministry of forest and environment announced the prohibition of the use of LED lights in the nocturnal fishing. Violators will be severely punished.

The government confessed that fishing is the main source of livelihood for residents around the country, and it is impossible to ban it, but that the LED lamp has caused interference with the habitat of several migratory birds.

The forest and environment minister Th Shyamkumar Singh (Th Shyamkumar Singh) suggests that fishermen do not fish in the lake at night for safety.

Thousands of migratory birds perch in the 237 square kilometers of roktag lake, the largest freshwater lake in northeastern India, most of them waterfowl, about 60 species. Anurag Bajpai, director of the forest and environment director, said, "Anurag Bajpai has recently used LED lights to fish at night, which has seriously interfered with migratory patterns of migratory birds; because of the relationship between lighting and food shortages, more and more birds choose to be safer places, we can't tell how many birds are there yet. It's just left, but we're going to estimate the number of birds in the lock Lake in late this month. "

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