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PROJECT OVERVIEW
India is one of the top source countries supplying gill plates to fulfil international gill plate demand. Mobulid meat is also consumed locally, and daily catches are reportedly high in some areas. Despite being a globally prominent source country, there is little clarity on the status of the mobulid fisheries, trade and its drivers in India. Consequently, policy measures and recommendations have little evidential standing for these poorly studied species. To assess and mitigate threats to mobulid populations in India, we are assessing the status of these fisheries and their socio-economic linkages with fisher communities in fishing villages of India.
PROJECT GOAL
To generate knowledge and develop an understanding on the data poor mobulid fisheries of India. This will inform interventions to improve the welfare of fisheries-dependent communities, while ensuring a sustainable future for mobulid populations.
MAIN OBJECTIVES
To achieve this goal, the India Mobulid Project works to meet the following objectives:
(1) Assessing the status of mobulid fisheries and trade;
(2) Determining fishers’ motivations for catching mobulids;
(3) Determining the post-release survival of devil rays in fishing gear;
(4) Determining the sustainability of the current fishing pressure on the survival of mobulid populations and providing fitting policy recommendations.
PROJECT LEADER - MAYURI CHOPRA
Mayuri is a shark and ray researcher working in the field of marine conservation in India. She is currently pursuing her PhD at The University of Oxford for conservation of Manta and Devil rays through fishery and trade assessment and identifying socio-economic linkages of the fishery.
Her research interests include devising solutions for complex interdisciplinary fisheries, and illegal or unsustainable wildlife trade in elasmobranchs. She is especially interested in designing practical interventions in conservation that include and value the voices of the fisher communities amongst other stakeholders.
Other staff: Dr T. Mohanraj, Tejaswi Abhiram Nagam
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