Amazon’s giant fishing economy is under threat
Low water levels are making it extremely difficult for fishers to transport their catch from remote lakes to major rivers ...
Severe droughts threaten sustainable catch of the Amazon's giant fish, the giant pirarucu
In Brazil´s Amazonas state, almost 6,000 riverine dwellers authorized to fish have reported a significant drop in production ...
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Amazon River Drought Hits Indigenous Communities Hard
"For Indigenous people, fishing is their main source of food ... Consecutive severe droughts have left communities wondering if the Amazon River will dry up even more. Jugalvis Valencia, a ...
Amazon’s sustainable giant fish catch threatened by severe drought
Two years of drought has fishermen and indigenous communities requesting government aid, in what is being called a matter of ...
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Ten Fascinating Facts About the Arapaima, the Largest Freshwater Fish in South America
This keystone species of the Amazon River ecosystem are a fearsome predator with many names. Mike Bock Visitors can get up close to arapaima at the Smithsonian National Zoo's Amazonia exhibit.
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In Colombia, Amazon River's extreme drought falls hard on Indigenous communities
LETICIA, Colombia — (AP) — Marciano Flores stood knee-deep in the Amazon River with the rest of his ... "For Indigenous people, fishing is their main source of food." EDITOR’S NOTE: This ...