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Assorted YouTube videos, Where Do Your Aquarium Fish Come From?

Where Do Your Aquarium Fish Come From?

[Music]

the rio negro

in brazil one of the largest tributaries

in the world it pumps a million cubic

feet of water into the amazon river

every second during each wet season

the waters rise flooding the forest

floor

[Music]

and amongst these flooded trees live

millions and millions

of tiny tropical fish many of which are

common

in home aquariums around the world

chief amongst them is the cardinal tetra

a tiny iridescent fish

whose population explodes during the wet

[Music]

season

[Music]

today we're following mara celia and her

daughter

josele a pair of pia bears or local

fishers

as they collect cardinal tetras for the

aquarium trade

in this flooded forest there are likely

millions

of cardinals but that doesn't mean

catching them

is easy

these waterways may look inviting but

the river

is filled with branches roots and stumps

that would snack a large cast or sane

net

here the only way to catch small fish is

by hand

and that is where maura celia's happy

shay comes into play

[Music]

this long net can be operated with just

one hand

leaving her second hand free so she can

use a paddle to herd the fish

with each dip maricelia captures a few

dozen fish

which she can then collect with a bowl

tossing the fish into a waiting basket

may seem

unsympathetic but this technique

minimizes the average time fish are

exposed to air

which drastically increases their

long-term survival

these fish will end up in home aquariums

but many more fish will continue their

lives in the water below

years of studying these collection sites

haven't shown a measurable impact

on the base population of fish

so it appears that hand catching fish is

sustainable

in these waterways

this is daraqua a small fishing village

on the rio negro

they don't depend on logging or mining

or

farming all of which can threaten the

rainforest

they rely on fishing

[Music]

the cardinal tetras they catch are

stored in holding pins

these fish will be sold for a few

pennies apiece

so the people of daraqua try to collect

as many as they can

before they transfer these fish to a

motorboat that brings them to the

capital city of manaus where they're

sold

this is the story of the people that

live and work

on the rio negro it's the story of a

vast and beautiful rainforest

under threat from the outside world

and it's the story of a tiny fish that's

surprisingly important

so that was an early look at a small

portion

of the film i'm working on fishing for

cardinals

now what you just watched isn't just a

lift from the final film

the actual film will feel very different

but the story you just saw the story

will

stay the same this story was brought to

my attention

and largely supported by project piaba

an international non-profit that is

focused on

telling the story and promoting these

local fishers these

pier baros that are collecting fish from

the rio negro

and selling them to the international

aquarium trade

the real hook of it the draw is that

this appears to be

sustainable and that's why i wanted

to tell this story so often stories of

conservation

are heartbreaking but this one this

seems to be a story

of local fishers that are collecting a

resource

from their environment and not having a

long-term

negative impact on the ecosystem

in a world where the amazon rainforest

is really

struggling to survive because of

pressures from logging

from farming and from mining this is a

story of the

people that live on the rio negro

getting their resources getting their

income from a form that is sustainable

and that is an amazing story and it's a

story that i'm excited

to tell but i need your help at least

those that speak

portuguese see i have a collection of

interviews that i would love to be

translated

so if you speak portuguese and you're

willing to donate a little bit of your

time to help this project

follow the link in the description it

would mean a lot to me to be able to use

their voices on this youtube channel

i hope that you'll consider subscribing

to this channel so you'll get continuous

updates on this project now most of my

videos will still be around the actual

aquariums like

the one in the background of this shot

but

uh i want to bring us to the rio necro

region

every month or two and check in on some

of the incredible stories

that are happening in the ecosystems

where a lot of the fish

from the aquarium trade find their home

if you want to know more about this

story you can check out project piaba's

website there is a link in the

description

and there's a link to my film's website

fishingforcardinals.com

over time that site will become more and

more

robust so i hope you check it out

i also want to thank the person that

provided me with all the drone footage

for this project uh her name is chelsea

green

she's a good friend of mine and she's

working on a different film

on the amazon rainforest the story of

why

this forest is disappearing it's called

one forest

i will provide a link to her website as

well

and i want to thank her so sincerely for

lending me a couple of shots so that you

get the sense of

this ecosystem you'll be hearing a lot

more about this project as the months go

on

as i figure out how to go back to the

rio negro

during a world filled with covid

as well as figuring out how to best tell

this story and share it

with the world so i hope that you follow

along on this journey

i'm really excited to share it with you

thanks so much

have a great day and i will see you next

time


Where Do Your Aquarium Fish Come From? من أين تأتي أسماك الزينة الخاصة بك؟ Woher kommen Ihre Aquarienfische? ¿De dónde proceden los peces de acuario? 水族館の魚はどこから来るのか? Iš kur atkeliauja jūsų akvariumo žuvys? De onde vêm os seus peixes de aquário? Откуда берутся аквариумные рыбки? 您的观赏鱼来自哪里? 您的觀賞魚來自哪裡?

[Music]

the rio negro الزنجي ريو

in brazil one of the largest tributaries في البرازيل أحد أكبر الروافد

in the world it pumps a million cubic في العالم تضخ مليون مكعب

feet of water into the amazon river أقدام من الماء في نهر الأمازون

every second during each wet season كل ثانية خلال كل موسم رطب

the waters rise flooding the forest ارتفاع المياه يغمر الغابة

floor أرضية

[Music]

and amongst these flooded trees live وبين هذه الأشجار التي غمرتها المياه تعيش

millions and millions

of tiny tropical fish many of which are من الأسماك الاستوائية الصغيرة والعديد منها

common

in home aquariums around the world في أحواض السمك المنزلية حول العالم

chief amongst them is the cardinal tetra من أهمها الكاردينال تترا

a tiny iridescent fish سمكة قزحية صغيرة

whose population explodes during the wet التي ينفجر سكانها أثناء هطول الأمطار

[Music]

season

[Music]

today we're following mara celia and her

daughter

josele a pair of pia bears or local josele زوج من الدببة الحنون أو المحلية

fishers الصيادين

as they collect cardinal tetras for the

aquarium trade

in this flooded forest there are likely

millions

of cardinals but that doesn't mean

catching them

is easy

these waterways may look inviting but

the river

is filled with branches roots and stumps

that would snack a large cast or sane

net

here the only way to catch small fish is

by hand

and that is where maura celia's happy

shay comes into play

[Music]

this long net can be operated with just

one hand

leaving her second hand free so she can

use a paddle to herd the fish

with each dip maricelia captures a few

dozen fish

which she can then collect with a bowl

tossing the fish into a waiting basket

may seem

unsympathetic but this technique

minimizes the average time fish are

exposed to air

which drastically increases their

long-term survival

these fish will end up in home aquariums

but many more fish will continue their

lives in the water below

years of studying these collection sites

haven't shown a measurable impact

on the base population of fish

so it appears that hand catching fish is

sustainable

in these waterways

this is daraqua a small fishing village

on the rio negro

they don't depend on logging or mining

or

farming all of which can threaten the

rainforest

they rely on fishing

[Music]

the cardinal tetras they catch are

stored in holding pins

these fish will be sold for a few

pennies apiece

so the people of daraqua try to collect

as many as they can

before they transfer these fish to a

motorboat that brings them to the

capital city of manaus where they're

sold

this is the story of the people that

live and work

on the rio negro it's the story of a

vast and beautiful rainforest

under threat from the outside world

and it's the story of a tiny fish that's

surprisingly important

so that was an early look at a small

portion

of the film i'm working on fishing for

cardinals

now what you just watched isn't just a

lift from the final film

the actual film will feel very different

but the story you just saw the story

will

stay the same this story was brought to

my attention

and largely supported by project piaba

an international non-profit that is

focused on

telling the story and promoting these

local fishers these

pier baros that are collecting fish from

the rio negro

and selling them to the international

aquarium trade

the real hook of it the draw is that

this appears to be

sustainable and that's why i wanted

to tell this story so often stories of

conservation

are heartbreaking but this one this

seems to be a story

of local fishers that are collecting a

resource

from their environment and not having a

long-term

negative impact on the ecosystem

in a world where the amazon rainforest

is really

struggling to survive because of

pressures from logging

from farming and from mining this is a

story of the

people that live on the rio negro

getting their resources getting their

income from a form that is sustainable

and that is an amazing story and it's a

story that i'm excited

to tell but i need your help at least

those that speak

portuguese see i have a collection of

interviews that i would love to be

translated

so if you speak portuguese and you're

willing to donate a little bit of your

time to help this project

follow the link in the description it

would mean a lot to me to be able to use

their voices on this youtube channel

i hope that you'll consider subscribing

to this channel so you'll get continuous

updates on this project now most of my

videos will still be around the actual

aquariums like

the one in the background of this shot

but

uh i want to bring us to the rio necro

region

every month or two and check in on some

of the incredible stories

that are happening in the ecosystems

where a lot of the fish

from the aquarium trade find their home

if you want to know more about this

story you can check out project piaba's

website there is a link in the

description

and there's a link to my film's website

fishingforcardinals.com

over time that site will become more and

more

robust so i hope you check it out

i also want to thank the person that

provided me with all the drone footage

for this project uh her name is chelsea

green

she's a good friend of mine and she's

working on a different film

on the amazon rainforest the story of

why

this forest is disappearing it's called

one forest

i will provide a link to her website as

well

and i want to thank her so sincerely for

lending me a couple of shots so that you

get the sense of

this ecosystem you'll be hearing a lot

more about this project as the months go

on

as i figure out how to go back to the

rio negro

during a world filled with covid

as well as figuring out how to best tell

this story and share it

with the world so i hope that you follow

along on this journey

i'm really excited to share it with you

thanks so much

have a great day and i will see you next

time