Commercial traceability of <i>Arapaima</i> spp. fisheries in the Amazon basin: can biogeochemical tags be useful?

Pereira, Luciana A.; Santos, Roberto V.; Hauser, Marília; Duponchelle, Fabrice; Carvajal, Fernando; Pecheyran, Christophe; Bérail, Sylvain; Pouilly, Marc

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-1781-2019

Articles | Volume 16, issue 8

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-1781-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-1781-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 16, issue 8

Research article

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26 Apr 2019

Research article |

| 26 Apr 2019

Commercial traceability of Arapaima spp. fisheries in the Amazon basin: can biogeochemical tags be useful?

Luciana A. Pereira, Roberto V. Santos, Marília Hauser, Fabrice Duponchelle, Fernando Carvajal, Christophe Pecheyran, Sylvain Bérail, and Marc Pouilly

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Commercial traceability of Arapaima spp. fisheries in the Amazon basin: can biogeochemical tags be useful? L. A. Pereira, M. Pouilly, R. Ventura Santos, and M. Hauser https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2646436

Short summary

This study presents the first step for a chemical origin certification of pirarucu fishery in the Amazon. A preliminary isotopic tool to improve the actual tracking system integrates ecological, social, and economic aspects of Amazon dynamics. The geographic origin validation of farmed and wild fishes contributes to environmental and social practices, secures food and income to communities, helps manage endangered species, reinforces aquaculture, and combats illegal fisheries.