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.

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.

The Madeira River, a major tributary of the Amazon River that stretches for 3,300 kilometres ... mainly fishing and the sale of agricultural products. “The beach has grown a lot.