Drought Ravages Fish Population in Depleted Brazilian Lagoon

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8 February 2022 11:01 WIB

A member of the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio) walks amid dead fish at Lagoa do Peixe (Fish Lagoon) which was affected by drought in Tavares, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil February 6, 2022. Under a vast gray sky, fisherman Daniel de Matos Rosa waded through the shallow waters of a southern Brazilian lagoon clogged with dead fish - the latest mass casualties of the country's punishing drought. REUTERS/Diego Vara

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Fabiano Jose de Souza, manager of Lagoa do Peixe National Park, observes dead fish at Lagoa do Peixe (Fish Lagoon) which was affected by drought in Tavares, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil February 5, 2022. Rosa estimated 15-20 tonnes of fish had died in the brackish waters of the so-called Fish Lagoon, located on a giant spit of land some 230 km (140 miles) south of the city of Porto Alegre, as a heatwave and sharp decrease in rains had lowered the basin's water level. REUTERS/Diego Vara

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Fabiano Jose de Souza, manager of Lagoa do Peixe National Park, observes dead fish at Lagoa do Peixe (Fish Lagoon) which was affected by drought in Tavares, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil February 5, 2022. The drought has mainly affected southern Brazil, while regions further north have seen devastating floods. REUTERS/Diego Vara

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