A controlled fishing system in Brazil’s Amazon River area is helping to save an endangered fish. The fish is the piraruc. It is also known in Brazil as arapaima. The piraruc is believed to be the largest of 2,300 different kinds of fish known to live in the Amazon Basin. It can grow to be three meters long and weigh up to 200 kilograms. The fish mostly live in lakes across large areas of the Brazilian Amazon. They are carnivores, meaning they feed on other fish. The piraruc is considered endangered because of overfishing. Illegal fishing activities left many communities struggling to find the fish, which traditionally is an important food. In recent years, however, illegal fishing of the piraruc has been sharply reduced. And the fish has increasingly been recovering. The Associated Press (AP) reports the improvements came after efforts that included close cooperation between communities and complex logistics. One of the unusual things about piraruc is that they need to breathe air to survive. The fish need to take at least one breath every 20 minutes. They rise to the surface to do so. This behavior by the fish makes it easier to count how many piraruc are active in an area. A count of the fish is now carried out once a year by fishermen trained to use the method. By law, only 30 percent of piraruc in a certain area can be fished the following year. Piraruc fishing is now done once a year, around September, the period when water levels are lowest.
Title: Controlled Fishing in Amazon Area Helps Save Huge Endangered Fish
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5710/A15.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Controlled Fishing in Amazon Area Helps Save Huge Endangered Fish' data-article-id='6281'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='10354'>A controlled fishing system in Brazil’s Amazon River area is helping to save an endangered fish.</span> <span data-start-time='10354' data-end-time='13938'>The fish is the piraruc. </span> <span data-start-time='13938' data-end-time='19500'>It is also known in Brazil as arapaima. </span> <span data-start-time='19500' data-end-time='32771'>The piraruc is believed to be the largest of 2,300 different kinds of fish known to live in the Amazon Basin. </span> <span data-start-time='32771' data-end-time='40292'>It can grow to be three meters long and weigh up to 200 kilograms.</span> <span data-start-time='40292' data-end-time='48250'>The fish mostly live in lakes across large areas of the Brazilian Amazon. </span> <span data-start-time='48250' data-end-time='53729'>They are carnivores, meaning they feed on other fish.</span> <span data-start-time='53729' data-end-time='60938'>The piraruc is considered endangered because of overfishing. </span> <span data-start-time='60938' data-end-time='72188'>Illegal fishing activities left many communities struggling to find the fish, which traditionally is an important food.</span> <span data-start-time='72188' data-end-time='80521'>In recent years, however, illegal fishing of the piraruc has been sharply reduced. </span> <span data-start-time='80521' data-end-time='85063'>And the fish has increasingly been recovering. </span> <span data-start-time='85063' data-end-time='99521'>The Associated Press (AP) reports the improvements came after efforts that included close cooperation between communities and complex logistics.</span> <span data-start-time='99521' data-end-time='107979'>One of the unusual things about piraruc is that they need to breathe air to survive. </span> <span data-start-time='107979' data-end-time='113417'>The fish need to take at least one breath every 20 minutes. </span> <span data-start-time='113417' data-end-time='116958'>They rise to the surface to do so.</span> <span data-start-time='116958' data-end-time='126625'>This behavior by the fish makes it easier to count how many piraruc are active in an area. </span> <span data-start-time='126625' data-end-time='135083'>A count of the fish is now carried out once a year by fishermen trained to use the method. </span> <span data-start-time='135083' data-end-time='145000'>By law, only 30 percent of piraruc in a certain area can be fished the following year.</span> <span data-start-time='145000' data-end-time='155979'>Piraruc fishing is now done once a year, around September, the period when water levels are lowest.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5710/A15.jpeg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5710/belize.wav'><span>Belize</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5710/bangladesh.wav'><span>Bangladesh</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5710/belgium.wav'><span>Belgium</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=19015 data-hint-location='48250' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5710/they_are_carnivores_meaning_they__blank__on_other_fish.wav'>They are carnivores, meaning they <span class='blank'>feed</span> on other fish.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='feed'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5710/feed.wav'><span>feed</span></div><div class='choice' 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