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.
"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 giant fishing economy is under threat - Low water levels are making it extremely difficult for fishers to transport ...
Pirarucu managed fishing began in the Amazon 25 years ... Unlike other aquatic species of the Amazon, such as river dolphins, the pirarucu – also known as arapaima – historically have proven ...
Brazilian police have indicted a Colombian fish trader as the person who planned the slayings of Indigenous expert Bruno ...
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 ...