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Guyana: Community management is saving the arapaima, the giant of rivers

O Eco
16 February 2014 at 5:07 (Updated on 14 September 2020 at 11:42)

This giant is easy to pick up, because it needs to emerge. This feature also allows to count it and plan a sustainable fishery.
Weighing

Watson-Measuring

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DNA-Sampling

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