As oil companies push for drilling on the Amazon coast, an underwater war silences the ocean’s most vocal creatures.

MAMIRAUÁ RESERVE, Brazil — On this stretch of the Amazon River, you don't need a fish finder to locate the pirarucu, one of the world's largest freshwater fish. The splashing gives them away ...

On July 3, 2023, a moratorium on fishing the piracatinga catfish in the Brazilian Amazon was extended for the third time since its introduction in 2014. There’s now no expiry date for the ban ...

Satellite-monitored movements of the Amazon River dolphin and considerations for their conservation. Oryx , 2023; 1 DOI: 10.1017/S0030605322001557 Cite This Page : ...

"For Indigenous people, fishing is their main source of food." ... they caught in the Amazon River amid a drought on the outskirts of Leticia, Colombia, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024.

Unlike other aquatic species of the Amazon, such as river dolphins, the pirarucu — also known as arapaima — historically have proven resilient to drought and climate change.

Endangered Amazon River Dolphins Threatened by Proposed Dams and Dredging . In Brazil alone, ... IUCN lists fishing, bycatch, intentional killing (fisheries use them for bait), ...

Amazon River Levels Fall Due to Lack of Rain, ... hurting riverside communities that live from fishing. "In normal droughts, the rivers have enough volume to carry food, small boats.

Conservationists say a sustainable fishing program has helped the recovery of the local pirarucu — which can be up to 10-feet long and weigh 450 pounds.