Community Based Management | Conservation & Development | Ecotourism | Fisheries & Aquatic Ecology | Rupununi
Oma “Mother of All Fish”: Arapaima and Rupununi Fisheries
Arapaima—also known as Oma or Warapai—is one of the largest fish in the Amazon and one of the endangered giants that characterize the Rupununi. Despite more than 25 years of management work, the species remains threatened. Arapaima captures a central conservation-development challenge: supporting strong local livelihoods while safeguarding the long-term sustainability of species and habitats….
