The 10-foot-long arapaima was quickly disappearing in Brazil until local communities stepped in to save it—and themselves. A close-up view of an arapaima from the Brazilian Amazon shows its unique ...

Local Amazon communities protect ecosystems while sustaining fisheries. Support is needed to keep efforts viable. New research highlights “unprecedented” conservation outcomes achieved through ...

The Giant Arapaima fish, a large, commercially-important species in the Amazon Basin, is now locally extinct in many regions around the area, according to biologists. Bioeconomic theory is often used ...

A massive, aggressive species of fish from the Amazon was found recently in the Caloosahatchee River, and at least one local fishing guide wonders if there are more plying Southwest Florida waters. "I ...

High market demand led to declining numbers and a ban on arapaima fishing in the late 1990s, though illegal poaching for the black market continued. According to a recent paper, the co-management ...

MAMIRAUÁ RESERVE, Brazil — On this stretch of the Amazon River, you don't need a fish finder to locate the pirarucu, one of the world's largest freshwater fish. The splashing gives them away. Like the ...

Real fishing adventure! Matt Allen and his guides face the raw power of a thrashing Arapaima in the heart of Guyana’s Essequibo River. / Tactical Bassin' Life is either a daring adventure or nothing ...

There’s been a reported surge in illegal fishing of pirarucu, also known as arapaima, a massive Amazonian fish, in the Brazilian city of Manaus. The fishing season is supposed to be closed from ...