PolicyTuesday, July 28, 2026Mongabay
Fishers fight for solutions as Brazil lists tambaqui as threatened
Local fishers in Brazil are advocating for solutions as the tambaqui fish has been designated as threatened, fearing that this could lead to a complete ban on fishing the species. They argue that such a ban would disproportionately benefit industrial fisheries at the expense of local communities dependent on tambaqui for their livelihoods.
