Conservationists say a sustainable fishing program has helped recover the Amazon's pirarucu — fish that can reach up to 10 feet long and weigh 450 pounds.
Bruno Kelly for NPRA riverside fisherman pulls a captured pirarucu into his canoe in Lake Amanã on Nov. 15.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.
"The pirarucu population has recovered," says Ana Claudia Torres, who runs the sustainable fishing program for the Mamirauá Institute, which manages a vast nature reserve covering 4,300 square miles of jungle in northern Brazil.Bruno Kelly for NPR When one jumped, the fishermen quickly paddled their boats in a circular formation and cast out their nets. Then, they slowly pulled the nets into an ever-tighter circle until the fish became entangled and trapped.
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