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 ...

Sustainable pirarucu fisheries in Brazil’s Amazonas are restoring once-depleted populations of this freshwater giant, thanks to community-led management systems and sales to brands overseas. Selling ...

By Mongabay.com Hydroelectric dams in Brazil’s Amazonas state have slashed fished populations by as much as 90% in some locations, according to a new a study based on on-the-ground research in ...

AGUA CLARA, Brazil — 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 ...