Paiche in Bolivia: Invasive fish ravages rivers, alters fishing and challenges local cuisine

Science outreach / Journalism

Coordinators

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Rocio Lloret

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La Región

The report will investigate how the expansion of pirarucu impacts fish reduction in the Bolivian Amazon basin and, especially, Bolivia’s only cetacean, the pink river dolphin.

It had the scientific collaboration of Luana Costa, João Miguel Moreira, Iago Simões, Marina Méga, students of The Training Program in Quantitative Ecology.

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Amount invested

Grant 2025: USD 1.800,00

Open Calls

Public call for journalistic reports based on biodiversity data

Topics
Amazonia

Paiche in Bolivia: Invasive fish ravages rivers, alters fishing and challenges local cuisine

Science outreach / Journalism

Amount invested

Open Calls

Política de uso de dados