Yes, we do care about it! What should/can we do? Any ideas?
Patricia Almada-Villela
In message <Pine.SOL.3.91.970908070502.21417A-100000 at general3.asu.edu>,=20
peter.unmack at ASU.Edu writes
>Of interest to some members hopefully.
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>Date: Sun, 07 Sep 1997 12:12:43 +0000 (GMT)
>From: Paulo Petryp - CPBA <petryp at cr-am.rnp.br>
>To: NIA-net posting address <nia-net at cr-am.rnp.br>
>Subject: [nia-net] RE: in the age of the large amazon lake
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>Original message sent by:
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> Glenn Switkes, Director, Latin America Program,
>> International Rivers Network
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>
>English translation by myself.
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>RE : New Hydrodams planed for the Brazilian Amazon
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>Source: Ministerio de Minas e Energia, Departamento Nacional de=20
>Aguas e Energia Eletrica (DNAEE), june 1997
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>Until the year 2001, 21 dams, 13 of which with capacity of more than 450=20
>MW, including the gigantic Belo Monte (fromer Cararao) in the Xingu, will =
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>bidded in Amazonia. They are among the 116 large dams planed as concession=
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>Brazil until 2004.
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>1- Projects in final stage:=20
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>Serra da Mesa (R. Tocantins, 1293 MW, closed in OCT.96.
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>2- Dams to be bidded (private concession or private/public join venture):
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>Guapor=E9 (R. Guapor=E9, 42 MW, est. $37 millions, concession to
> Minera=E7=E3o Santa Elina approoved 1995)
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>Lajeado (R. Tocantins, 800 MW, est. $722 millions, 1997)
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>Cana Brava (R. Tocantins, 450 MW, est. $500 millions, 1997)
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>Manoel Jos=E9 (R. Erepecuru, 163 MW, est. $196 millions, pre-studies
> in progress by Andrade Gutierrez, 1999)
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>Belo Monte (R. Xingu, 11.000 MW, est. $7.5 billions, 1999)
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>Santa Isabel (R. Araguaia, 1.300 MW, est. $1.5 billions, 1999)
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>Couto Magalh=E3es (R. Araguaia, 200 MW, est. $486 millions, 1999)
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>Serra Quebrada (R. Tocantins, 1.328 MW, est. $1.5 billions, 1999)
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>Itacai=FAnas (R. Itacai=FAnas, 182.5 MW, est. $220 million, pre-studies
> in progress by Cia. Vale do Rio Doce, 2000)
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>Cachoeira Porteira (R. Trombetas, 714 MW, est. $1.2 billions, 2000)
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>Estreito (R. Tocantins, 1.000 MW, est. $1.039 millions, 2000)
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>Peixes (R. Tocantins, 1.106 MW, est. $805 millions, 2000)
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>Ipueiras (R. Tocantins, 600 MW, est. $697 millions, 2001)
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>Barra do Peixe (R. Araguaia, 450 MW, est. $1.143 billions, 2001)
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>Ji-Paran=E1 (R. Ji-Paran=E1, 512 MW, est. $812 millions, 2001)
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>Teles Pires (R. Teles Pires, 1.500 MW, est. $2.25 billions, 2001)
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>3. Approved studies for new dams in Amazonia:
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>Tucurui (R. Tocantins River, installation of additional 4.125 MW,
>studies carried out by Eletronorte)
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>Isamu Ikedu (R. Das Balsas River, 27,6 MW, studies carried out by CELTINS)
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>Parauapebas (R. Parauapebas, 128 MW, studies carried out by Cia.
>Vale do Rio Doce)
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>Treze Quedas (R. Erepecuru River, 168 MW, studies carried out by
>Andrade Gutierrez)
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>
>Comments:
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> There is only one thing that can be said about all the above:
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>If the Balbina empirical example has any grasp on reality, the fish fauna=
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>is out there ! Does anyone of you care about it ???
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>Best Fishes,
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>Figure 1- Tambaqui feeding on fruits from the flooded forest
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> I FISH THEREFORE I AM !
> AMAZON FLOODPLAIN FISH ECOLOGY RESEARCH
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Dr Patricia Almada-Villela
Consultant in Conservation and Aquatic Biology
Co-Chair, IUCN SSC
Coral Reef Fish Specialist Group
60 Newington, Willingham
Cambridge, CB4 5JE, UK
Tel: (+44 01954) 260520; Fax: (+44 01954) 202291
email: palmada at aquacon.demon.co.uk