iajabmsIAJABMSIAJABMS2709-3298https://doi.org/10.47310/iajabms.2020.v01i01.012Fishery in the Context of Sustainable Development: Survey on the Fishing Gears Used For the Riverine Fishery in Alappuzha of KeralaRemaL.PThe overall focus of the project involves studies on the fishing gears of Alappuzha. Rivers and reservoirs of Alappuzha harbor a rich and varied spectrum of fishes, which include commercially important fishes. The fish and fisheries play a crucial role in Kerala's economy, employment generation, food security and well-being of its people. It is very curious to see that in addition to the conventional methods of fishing a variety of non-conventional fishing techniques are adopted by local people. This includes pulladi fishing, pot fishing, kudukka fishing, olavallam fishing, pongu choonda fishing etc. In the present study, results of investigations conducted on riverine fishing gears of Alappuzha are presented along with detailed description of fishing gears, their distribution and operation covering aspects of selectivity and operational economics.