Droughts jeopardize the Amazon's pirarucu fishing economy, urging communities to seek climate adaptation measures.

Reaching up to 10 feet (3 meters) long and weighing 440 pounds (200 kilograms), arapaima are the largest freshwater fish in South America—and an important species in the Amazon River ecosystem.

Pirarucu managed fishing began in the Amazon 25 years ago in the Mamiraua ... Unlike other aquatic species of the Amazon, ...

"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 ...

In Colombia, the river's fall has isolated some rural Indigenous communities, prompting nonprofits and the government to ...

Amazon’s giant fishing economy is under threat - Low water levels are making it extremely difficult for fishers to transport ...

Brazilian police have indicted a Colombian fish trader as the person who planned the slayings of Indigenous expert Bruno ...

A giant fish in Asia’s Mekong River that scientists believed to be extinct has been spotted three times after almost 20 years, according to a new study. The “ghost’ fish,” a large salmon ...

LETICIA, Colombia — (AP) — Marciano Flores stood knee-deep in the Amazon River with the rest of his crew, ready to haul in a giant net as a man in a canoe circled in an attempt to drive fish ...