The main objective of this TKDL is documenting the local knowledge of fisherman’s community and the explore the science behind the traditional knowledge of the fisherman’s community in their daily life with the available scientific literature. The main contents of this TKDL is indigenous fishing methods such as prediction of the availability of fish species, whether forecasting, anticipation of problems, disaster warning, general fish habitat, medical applications of marine species, etc from their experience and knowledge transferred through generations for the improved, sustainable coastal resource management.

Indigenous knowledge for climate prediction

• Detection fish species
• Detection of shoal
• Change in species composition
• Change Fish Assemblage structure
• Appearance of new species
• Smell of the Sea
• Change in colour pattern of sea
• Fish Taxonomy
• Change in the state of sea
  1. Roughness
  2. Calmness
  3. Appearance of ripples, bubbles, surges
  4. Water salinity
  5. Mud bank or chaakara