Fishing for change: Local management of Amazon’s largest fish also empowers women

Mongabay
Aug 31, 2020, 11:05 am144 pts
When harvest season comes to the Amazon, Irlene das Graças da Cunha de Figueiredo’s day revolves around fish. During a handful of days every year, when the floodwaters of the river are high, she and her community of São Raimundo share a singular purpose: harvesting a massive fish they call pirarucu. Irlene…

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