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Brazil has listed the tambaqui, an Amazon fish, as vulnerable after projections indicated a 43.4% decline in its population. Without a recovery plan, a fishing ban could be imposed, raising economic concerns for small-scale fishers who rely on the species. @bykarlamendes.bsky.social reports.
Fishers fight for solutions as Brazil lists tambaqui as threatenedAmazon fishers fear a total ban on their most iconic catch could favor industrial farms over local communities.mongabay.cc