COVID-19 compounds a poaching problem targeting the Amazon’s pirarucu
2021-04-23 09:24
In early March, the fish markets in the Brazilian Amazonian city of Manaus were full of fresh and dazzling specimens of local species such as matrinxã (Brycon amazonicus) and tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum). It’s an incongruous display, given that the fishing season is supposed to be closed from November until March. “Our team is much reduced […]
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