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Use of Delphi approach to develop indicators and preferences for restoration of balance in Dal Lake fisheries
Author(s) -
Qureshi Neha W.,
Krishnan M.,
Srinivasa Aditya K.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
lakes and reservoirs: research and management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.296
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1440-1770
pISSN - 1320-5331
DOI - 10.1111/lre.12246
Subject(s) - sustainability , wilcoxon signed rank test , fishery , tourism , appeal , delphi method , agriculture , geography , rank (graph theory) , convergence (economics) , environmental resource management , environmental science , ecology , political science , archaeology , economics , mathematics , statistics , biology , combinatorics , economic growth , law , mann–whitney u test
Dal Lake, Kashmir, is the jewel in the crown of India. The present study addresses the issue of lake sustainability by conducting a two‐round Delphi survey to elicit views and build consensus on the relative importance of the impacts of restoration of Dal Lake and its fisheries. The Friedman and Kendall W tests, along with post hoc Wilcoxon signed‐rank test, were used to detect the presence of rank patterns and rank convergence. The general consensus among the experts was a call for the restoration of the Schizothorax fishery in Dal Lake. The survey also called for a drastic reduction in the spread and intensity of vegetable farming practices, as well as containing an inherent appeal for easing tourism‐based development of Dal Lake area. The survey also supports controlled vegetable farming as a supplementary income source.