Amazon Fisheries: Mapping management and monitoring initiatives

This publication map and characterize management and monitoring initiatives for freshwater fishing in the Amazon Basin. Understanding the location and characteristics of these initiatives is essential to inform management decisions, identify gaps in conservation or protection, and strengthen conservation actions. This also makes it possible to identify opportunities to increase or maintain aquatic connectivity, which is vital for healthy and resilient freshwater ecosystems and habitats.

A total of 155 fisheries management initiatives were identified in this project across four countries in the Amazon region thanks to the framework of collaboration between the Amazon Waters Alliance partners. Most of these areas are located in Brazil (75%) and Peru (22%). In Brazil, the state of Amazonas has the highest number (98), followed by the state of Pará (13). In Peru, the department of Loreto leads with 21, followed by Ucayali with 13 fisheries management initiatives.