Open AccessFishes and cowboy boots: An optimistic view
Author(s) -
de Araujo Lima Constantino Pedro,
Silvius Kirsten,
Alvarenga Fernanda,
Isis Buck Silva Cristina,
Kurihara Leonardo,
Rossoni Felipe,
Torres Ana Claudia,
Dias da Costa Antônio Adevaldo,
Quizia Corrêa Mota Sara,
Nunes Rocha João da Mata,
De Vita Silva Santos Bruna,
CamposSilva João Vitor
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
conservation science and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2578-4854
DOI - 10.1111/csp2.252
Subject(s) - fishery , fish <actinopterygii> , amazon rainforest , business , geography , natural resource economics , economics , ecology , biology
Abstract The community‐based management of Arapaima gigas for sustainable commercial use allows that wild fish legally harvested in the Brazilian Amazon supply the demand for exotic leather in the US, supporting the conservation of the forest and providing income for fishers communities if based in fair‐trade. We provide a more optimistic view than Heinrich et al. (2019) on the effects of international trade of arapaima leather in the conservation of the species in Brazil.