Volta Grande do Xingu

Xingu River Rain Forest (click image for detail)

Visitors to the Xingu River Lodge can now be assured of continuing exclusive access to a 30 km stretch of a protected fishery.  Read on   .   .   . 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

An expanse of river in the vicinity of the Xingu River Lodge, known as Volta Grande do Xingu (The Great Bend of the Xingu), in the region of Belo Monte has been granted protected ecological status by COEMA (State Council on the Environment), in accord with the federal agencies of the Secretary of Science, Technology and Environment (SECTAM) and Secretariat of Agriculture (SAGRI).

Comprising 278 square kilometers, the region designated as the Sítio Pesqueiro Turístico Estadual Volta Grande do Xingu (State Sportfishing Reserve of the Great Bend of the Xingu), will enjoy the preservation of its natural resources through the restriction of use for solely sustainable purposes.  Deforestation and pollution are now prohibited in the tract of surrounding land and adjoining river of the newly protected area – as well as industrial development, mining, real estate subdivisions, commercial fishing and non-sustainable exploitation of rainforest resources.  

In a partnership between SECTAM and SAGRI, oversight of the region will be conducted under the rules established by the national program for the development of sportfishing (PNDPA), promoting the management of the fishery and aiming to establish disciplinary guidelines for its use.

The objective of establishing protected status is intended to provide a commitment to the maintenance of equilibrium of fish stocks and biodiversity in the region.  Angling in this protected area will be strictly limited to catch-and-release techniques.  An area of the reserve will be set aside for subsistence fishing of certain species of catfish, only outside of the spawning season.

(Source: O Liberal - Belém, Pará and Amigos da Terra – Amazônia Brasileira) High Hook Fishing Tours [info@fishinginamazon.com]http://www.fishinginamazon.com