A recent survey of fishing communities in the state of Amazonas, Brazil, found that the arapaima is already extinct in some parts of the Amazon basin. In other parts of the Amazon, its numbers are rapidly dwindling.
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Guyana: Community management is saving the arapaima, the giant of rivers
This giant is easy to pick up, because it needs to emerge. This feature also allows to count it and plan a sustainable fishery.