Fishers fight for solutions as Brazil lists tambaqui as threatened

Mongabay
Jul 28, 2026, 3:34 pm57 ptsTrending
An Amazon fisher for 38 years, Josué de Castro said he was very surprised when he learned that tambaqui, a fish that accounts for 20% of his income, is now a threatened species in Brazil, and he might not be allowed to fish it anymore. “It will ultimately have a big impact on the lives of the fishers and…

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