Panaji: Goa sea biodiversity witnesses rejuvenation in the river ecosystem.
After certain shellfish varieties made a comeback on the River Zuari and Mandovi during a pandemic, the Chapora River was the latest in this list to make a pleasant surprise.
Over the past two months, hundreds of people flocked to the Chapora River for the ‘Khube’, which said the last local population appeared 15 years ago.
In extraordinary scenery, the entire River Bay Spanning Chapora, Badem and until Guddem was filled with people who naved almost 50 meters in knee water from the river bank that took advantage of the lowut water.
Armed with buckets, fabrics and plastic bags and even metal claws, they took mud in hopes of finding valuable bivalves.
The crowd, consisting of all families and young and old, large is largely on Sundays and holidays, spending almost five hours in the water.
For some people, this is a family sightseeing, for others, the first sensation.
These months from October to January are usually regarded as seasons to harvest shellfish.
“This stretch was famous for Khube, Xinanneo and Tisreo.
The shells disappeared after the 2004 tsunami even collected a thousand shells in one sitting,” said Rameshwar Namdeo Khorjajuvey, a fisherman in Chapora.
There is a big request for this variation.
“This khube is good,” said Ana Fernandes from Morjim.
“Usually the shells cost around Rs 100 for small plates.
However, it sells for Rs 200, and sold in a short time.” In the resurrection of sudden shells, the chairman of the cooperative community of Chapora Boat, Balbhim Malvankar, said, “We have released shellfish eggs on the river one and a half years ago after the fisheries department provided training to us.
We do not know whether this produces results or if it is is God’s gift.
“To provide a scientific perspective, Baban Ingole, retired head of scientist, biological oceanography, the National Oceanographic Institute, said,” It could be that for the past two years of locking, there have been activities relatively less than the last 10 years in the river.
Less pollution because the tourism sector is closed, especially boating activities, which causes an increase in water conditions.
Ramping sand mining, and this is one of the main reasons for disturbing traditional natural scallop beds.
Larvaes need enough stability on the basis of the grown river.
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Goa: Many are very loved by ‘Khube’ soaring on the Chapora River after more than 15 years
