International Science Community Association International Research Journal of Biological Sciences 2278-3202 7 1 2018 01 10 A study on the design and operation of a traditional winch in fishery technology 26 29 EN Sanchita Kar 1 Department of Microbiology, University of Chittagong, Chittagong-4331, Bangladesh Md. Nuruddin Mahmud 2 Department of Microbiology, University of Chittagong, Chittagong-4331, Bangladesh Kamrun Nahar Islam 3 Department of Microbiology, University of Chittagong, Chittagong-4331, Bangladesh Mohammad Seraj Uddin 4 Department of Microbiology, University of Chittagong, Chittagong-4331, Bangladesh Sileshi Shiferaw 1 Department of Biology, College of Natural Sciences, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, P.O. Box 21, Ethiopia Omkar Patil 1 Department of Zoology, Viva College of Science, Commerce and Arts, Virar-West, Palghar-401 303, Maharashtra, India Pritesh Ghadigaonkar 2 Ecocare Ecology Consultant, 10, Hedavkar Wadi No.02, D.S. Babrekar Marg, Dadar-West, Mumbai 400 028, Maharashtra, India Akshay Pandirkar 3 Ecocare Ecology Consultant, 10, Hedavkar Wadi No.02, D.S. Babrekar Marg, Dadar-West, Mumbai 400 028, Maharashtra, India Johnson Varkey 4 Department of Zoology, Viva College of Science, Commerce and Arts, Virar-West, Palghar-401 303, Maharashtra, India Pradnya Bandekar 5 Ecocare Ecology Consultant, 10, Hedavkar Wadi No.02, D.S. Babrekar Marg, Dadar-West, Mumbai 400 028, Maharashtra, India M.B. Patel 1 Department of Biology, Navyug Science College, Surat, Gujarat, India M.I. Patel 2 Merchant Science College, Gadha, Gujarat, India Divya Viswambharan 1 Mangalore Research Centre of ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Post Box No: 244, Mangaluru 575001, Karnataka, India Swathi Lekshmi P.S. 2 Mangalore Research Centre of ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Post Box No: 244, Mangaluru 575001, Karnataka, India Geetha Sasikumar 3 Mangalore Research Centre of ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Post Box No: 244, Mangaluru 575001, Karnataka, India Prathibha Rohit 4 Mangalore Research Centre of ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Post Box No: 244, Mangaluru 575001, Karnataka, India Nagaraj S.G. 5 Mangalore Research Centre of ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Post Box No: 244, Mangaluru 575001, Karnataka, India Abdul Hakeem 6 Mangalore Research Centre of ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Post Box No: 244, Mangaluru 575001, Karnataka, India > Case Study 2017 10 18 2018 01 10 Majority of the non-mechanized craft in Karnataka are wooden and they are operated mainly in beach landing centers which hardly have any berthing facility. These boats are operating on daily basis and are hauled on to the beach after the operation to protect it from fouling organisms. The fishermen of Karnataka came up with the idea of wooden winch/ capstan named “Dhowr” for hauling the boat on shore. The following paper documents and report for the first time, the use of such unique, eco-friendly wooden capstan, “Dhowr” which is in operation in traditional beach landing fishing village of Karnataka. Copyright@ International Science Community Association