Low water levels are making it extremely difficult for fishers to transport their catch from remote lakes to major rivers ...

Unlike other aquatic species of the Amazon, such as river dolphins, the pirarucu — also known as arapaima — historically have ...

In addition to arapaima, the jungle waters teem with other incredible fishes like payara (vampire fish), peacock bass, ...

Tone first toured this region of the Amazon as a sightseer in 2004 and enjoyed the trip so much, he pitched the tour boat ... local movement that lobbied for a law prohibiting commercial fishing and ...

Pirarucu managed fishing began in the Amazon 25 years ago in the Mamiraua ... During the peak of the drought, the trip increased to 10 days, and the freight price has doubled.

Two years of record-breaking drought have dealt a heavy blow to what is arguably the Amazon's most successful sustainable economy: the managed fishery for the giant pirarucu.      In Brazil´s Amazonas ...