Overexploitation threatens Amazon fisheries with collapse, study warns

Mongabay
Jul 15, 2022, 8:00 am246 pts
Fish are an essential part of the diet for most people living in the Amazon Rainforest. But overfishing is seriously threatening biodiversity and the ecosystem’s ability to feed people, according to the first large-scale pan-Amazonian survey of fisheries. “Amazon fisheries are showing clear signs of…

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