International Science Community Association International Research Journal of Biological Sciences 2278 - 3202 6 9 2017 09 10 Dovali, the tribal fishing practice in river Narmada, MP, India 26 30 EN Samir Derouiche 1 Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Faculty of natural sciences and life, ElOued University, El-Oued 39000, El-Oued, Algeria Zeghibe Khaoula 2 Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Faculty of natural sciences and life, ElOued University, El-Oued 39000, El-Oued, Algeria Gharbi Safa 3 Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Faculty of natural sciences and life, ElOued University, El-Oued 39000, El-Oued, Algeria Khelef Yahia 4 Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Faculty of natural sciences and life, ElOued University, El-Oued 39000, El-Oued, Algeria Priyanka Sharma 1 Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, SGT University, Gurgaon-122505, Delhi-NCR, India Nilima Bhardwaj 2 Department of Botany, Government College, Kota-324001, Rajasthan, India Ritu Singh Rajput 1 Department of Botany, JECRC University, Ramchandrapura, Sitapura Industrial Area, Jaipur-303905, Rajasthan, India Sonali Pandey 2 Department of Botany, JECRC University, Ramchandrapura, Sitapura Industrial Area, Jaipur-303905, Rajasthan, India Seema Bhadauria 3 Department of Microbiology, JECRC University, Ramchandrapura, Sitapura Industrial Area, Jaipur-303905, Rajasthan, India Anil Mundotiya 1 Forest Products Division, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun-248006, India Kishan Kumar V.S. 2 Forest Products Division, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun-248006, India Ranjeeta Dash 3 Forest Products Division, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun-248006, India Shiv Mundotiya 4 Forest Products Division, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun-248006, India Arun Kumar Bose 1 ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata-700120, India Ridhi Bose 2 ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata-700120, India Sandipan Gupta 3 ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata-700120, India Archan Kanti Das 4 ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata-700120, India > Short Communication 2017 8 9 2017 09 10 Indigenous techniques are the knowledge obtained by individuals or particular community in a particular region that comes from their own observations, experiences, beliefs or perceptions and those utilize low cost natural resources. Detail knowledge of fishing gear, crafts and fishing methods in use is very essential for scientific and judicious exploitation and management of fishery resources. The present inventory was aimed to generate information and document indigenous fishing techniques practiced along the stretches of river Narmada in Madhya Pradesh. During the survey, an indigenous fishing technique ‘Dovali’ was observed, practiced by the tribes residing around river Narmada at Mandleshwar region, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. It is a kind of community fishing which mainly being operated during monsoon and post-monsoon season mainly for catching air-breathing murrels. This fishing supports food supply and livelihood to a large segment of the tribes in Madhya Pradesh. In the present paper, a detail about the ‘Dovali’ is discussed as it is hitherto unreported from different water bodies of India. Copyright@ International Science Community Association