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fidelity. Therefore, it's advisable to qualify the bycatch of S. guianensis as potentially and
possibly non-sustainable in these areas.
A CKNOWLEDGMENTS
We want to thank the National Institute of Amazonian Research (INPA) and the Ministry
of Science and Technology (CNPq), for their logistical and economical support regarding the
development of this research project. Special thanks go to Vera da Silva (INPA, Brazil) who
provided useful comments to improve this manuscript. Also, thanks to the fishermen of
Arapiranga's port in Vigia (PA), for the collaboration and information during the research.
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