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Fishing resort on Florida’s West Coast adds prehistoric arapaima to its controlled fish population

A fish farmer has brought the Amazon to Florida.Jurassic Living Jewels is a new fishing resort located om Florida’s West Coast.The resort’s<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...
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Conservation efforts rescue giant fish from brink of extinction: 'The answers are often in the hands of the local people and communities'

Conservation efforts in the Brazilian Amazon have brought a giant fish called the arapaima back from the verge of extinction, National Geographic reported. A decade ago, the arapaima, which can grow ...
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Real-life Jurassic Park: Amazonian ‘river monsters’ now in Florida

You no longer need a plane ticket to Brazil and a trek through the rainforest to land one of the world’s most elusive predators. The Arapaima, a prehistoric giant once exclusive to the Amazon River, ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Ten Fascinating Facts About the Arapaima, the Largest Freshwater Fish in South America

A keystone species of the Amazon River ecosystem, the arapaima is a powerful predator known by many names. Mike Bock Reaching up to 10 feet (3 meters) long and weighing 440 pounds (200 kilograms), ...