ABSTRACT The Madeira River, which drains one of the major tributary river basins of the
upper Amazon, contributes to small-scale fisheries in Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil. This paper …

Despite being considered beneficial by providing a clean and renewable source of energy,
the construction of hydroelectric dams has extremely negative implications for Amazonian …

Este estudo caracteriza quali e quantitativamente a atividade pesqueira comercial na bacia
do rio Madeira, afluente do rio Amazonas, no trecho entre Guajará-Mirim e Porto Velho …

Floodplains comprise a complex mosaic of seasonally-flooded forests, lakes and channels
that support productive fisheries. These habitats and their fish populations are increasingly …

As comunidades tradicionais instaladas às margens do rio Madeira são influenciadas pela
estreita relação com a natureza e o conhecimento aprofundado de seus ciclos. O pescado é …

The present study characterises the commercial fisheries of the basin of the Xingu River, a
major tributary of the Amazon River, between the towns of Gurupá (at the mouth of the …

The management of small-scale freshwater fisheries in Amazon has been based usually on
surveys of urban markets, while fisheries of rural villages have gone unnoticed. We …

Abstract Analysis of small-scale inland fisheries (SSIFs) is often highly dispersed and tends
not reflect the true magnitude of their contribution to society. This is partly due to the …

A pesca no Estado do Amazonas e exercida por pescadores que utilizam embarcados de
diferentes categorias, empregando diversificados aparelhos de pesca para explorar uma …

A pesca exerce papel importante no contexto social, econômico e cultural do Amapá, sendo
uma das mais tradicionais atividades extrativistas da região. Neste contexto, o presente …