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"Even in the most biodiverse rainforest of the world, the pirarucu, also known
as arapaima, stands out.
First, there is its mammoth size: It can weigh up to 200 kilos (440 pounds), by
far the largest of 2,300 known fish species in the Amazon. It is found
primarily in floodplain lakes across the Amazon basin, including the region of
Medio Jurua.
Second, the giant fish not so long ago nearly vanished from Jurua, as vessels
swept the lakes with large nets. The illegal and unsustainable fishing left
river and Indigenous communities struggling to catch their staple food. And it
left pirarucu designated as threatened with extinction, unless trade in the
fish is closely controlled by the Convention on International Trade in
Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
But now something remarkable has happened. The fish has come back to the lakes
of Medio Jurua. The story of how involves people of different backgrounds
cooperating on many levels – a vision of what’s possible that veterans of the
Amazon say they’ve seen nowhere else across the vast region."
Via Frederick Wilson II.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
