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Seeing Pink: Good News for Boto River Dolphins

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(Boto Image Credit: INPA)

Boto River Dolphin. (Image Credit: INPA)

By Kristen E. Strubberg Editor-in-Chief

Best known for its rosy complexion, the Boto or Pink River Dolphin has a new reason to smile.  Brazil has put a moratorium on the fishing of piracatinga, a breed of catfish popular in cuisine outside of Brazil but located in the Boto’s natural habitat.  To catch the lucrative fish, fisherman were using dolphin flesh as cheap bate.  Authorities hope that the ban on fishing will reduce dolphin death outside and inside protected reserves as well as find alternative bait for the fisherman.

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Feature Image Credit: Dennis Otten WikiCommons

Kristen E. Strubberg is the Editor-in-Chief for TGNR. Kristen founded TGNR in 2013 - seeking to create a high quality platform for original, eclectic and substantive positive news journalism by attracting expert contributors in many varying subjects. Kristen also works as a clinical medical researcher in Cardiology, with an original background in Neuroscience. Her passion for science has translated to her science-fiction specialization, with her highly adept published insights into the best of sci-fi’s popular culture. Kristen has served as TGNR’s Editor-in-Chief since 2013.

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