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Impact Unleashed
Great Minds. Innovative Ideas. An Industry Evolved.
Impact Unleashed
Great Minds. Innovative Ideas. An Industry Evolved.
Mike Tuccinardi
Project Piaba Advisory Board/Field Researcher
Michael Griffith
Marketing Manager, Segrest Farms
Impact Unleashed
Great Minds. Innovative Ideas. An Industry Evolved.
Sustainability is Complicated!
Impact Unleashed
Great Minds. Innovative Ideas. An Industry Evolved.
Unsustainable = Eventual Failure
Impact Unleashed
Great Minds. Innovative Ideas. An Industry Evolved.
Impact Unleashed
Great Minds. Innovative Ideas. An Industry Evolved.
90%+ of Freshwater Ornamental
Fish come from Captive Sources
Impact Unleashed
Great Minds. Innovative Ideas. An Industry Evolved.
Carrying Capacity noun, Ecology
number of organisms that a region can support
without environmental degradation
Impact Unleashed
Great Minds. Innovative Ideas. An Industry Evolved.
Wild Collection ≠ Automatically
Unsustainable
Impact Unleashed
Great Minds. Innovative Ideas. An Industry Evolved.
The Rio Negro Fishery:
• Trade began on a large scale in 1970s-80s
• 60% of cash incomes in Barcelos derived from this fishery
• Several thousand households involved in collecting or fishery activities
Impact Unleashed
Great Minds. Innovative Ideas. An Industry Evolved.
The Rio Negro Fishery:
Impact Unleashed
Great Minds. Innovative Ideas. An Industry Evolved.
Project Piaba – The Early History
• Research-focused: late 1980s-90s
• Fisheries biologists, anthropologists, ichthyologists
Impact Unleashed
Great Minds. Innovative Ideas. An Industry Evolved.
Surprise Finding:
The fishery appeared not only sustainable,
But was a driver of conservation
Impact Unleashed
Great Minds. Innovative Ideas. An Industry Evolved.
Annual flood pattern of the Amazon
• Most fish species’ reproductive cycles tied to this pattern
• Many produce enormous numbers of offspring as a reproductive strategy
• Few offspring survive dry season
Impact Unleashed
Great Minds. Innovative Ideas. An Industry Evolved.
Project Piaba
Shift in goals to preserving and even promoting this
beneficial and unique fishery
• Aquarium fish collecting prevents:
• Slash-and-burn agriculture
• Logging
• Ranching
• Gold and mineral/ore extraction
Impact Unleashed
Great Minds. Innovative Ideas. An Industry Evolved.
Project Piaba
Conservation Outcomes:
• Forest and aquatic habitat protected
• Preservation of key habitat for IUCN Redlisted species
• Carbon sequestration
• Meets all 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals
Impact Unleashed
Great Minds. Innovative Ideas. An Industry Evolved.
Current Work:
best handling practices and trainings in the field
Impact Unleashed
Great Minds. Innovative Ideas. An Industry Evolved.
Other Work:
• Field research
• Zoo & aquarium initiatives and exhibits
• Hobby outreach
• Collaboration with industry
Impact Unleashed
Great Minds. Innovative Ideas. An Industry Evolved.
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Michael Griffith - Segrest Farms - Impact Unleashed 2017

  • 1. Impact Unleashed Great Minds. Innovative Ideas. An Industry Evolved.
  • 2. Impact Unleashed Great Minds. Innovative Ideas. An Industry Evolved. Mike Tuccinardi Project Piaba Advisory Board/Field Researcher Michael Griffith Marketing Manager, Segrest Farms
  • 3. Impact Unleashed Great Minds. Innovative Ideas. An Industry Evolved. Sustainability is Complicated!
  • 4. Impact Unleashed Great Minds. Innovative Ideas. An Industry Evolved. Unsustainable = Eventual Failure
  • 5. Impact Unleashed Great Minds. Innovative Ideas. An Industry Evolved.
  • 6. Impact Unleashed Great Minds. Innovative Ideas. An Industry Evolved. 90%+ of Freshwater Ornamental Fish come from Captive Sources
  • 7. Impact Unleashed Great Minds. Innovative Ideas. An Industry Evolved. Carrying Capacity noun, Ecology number of organisms that a region can support without environmental degradation
  • 8. Impact Unleashed Great Minds. Innovative Ideas. An Industry Evolved. Wild Collection ≠ Automatically Unsustainable
  • 9. Impact Unleashed Great Minds. Innovative Ideas. An Industry Evolved. The Rio Negro Fishery: • Trade began on a large scale in 1970s-80s • 60% of cash incomes in Barcelos derived from this fishery • Several thousand households involved in collecting or fishery activities
  • 10. Impact Unleashed Great Minds. Innovative Ideas. An Industry Evolved. The Rio Negro Fishery:
  • 11. Impact Unleashed Great Minds. Innovative Ideas. An Industry Evolved. Project Piaba – The Early History • Research-focused: late 1980s-90s • Fisheries biologists, anthropologists, ichthyologists
  • 12. Impact Unleashed Great Minds. Innovative Ideas. An Industry Evolved. Surprise Finding: The fishery appeared not only sustainable, But was a driver of conservation
  • 13. Impact Unleashed Great Minds. Innovative Ideas. An Industry Evolved. Annual flood pattern of the Amazon • Most fish species’ reproductive cycles tied to this pattern • Many produce enormous numbers of offspring as a reproductive strategy • Few offspring survive dry season
  • 14. Impact Unleashed Great Minds. Innovative Ideas. An Industry Evolved. Project Piaba Shift in goals to preserving and even promoting this beneficial and unique fishery • Aquarium fish collecting prevents: • Slash-and-burn agriculture • Logging • Ranching • Gold and mineral/ore extraction
  • 15. Impact Unleashed Great Minds. Innovative Ideas. An Industry Evolved. Project Piaba Conservation Outcomes: • Forest and aquatic habitat protected • Preservation of key habitat for IUCN Redlisted species • Carbon sequestration • Meets all 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • 16. Impact Unleashed Great Minds. Innovative Ideas. An Industry Evolved. Current Work: best handling practices and trainings in the field
  • 17. Impact Unleashed Great Minds. Innovative Ideas. An Industry Evolved. Other Work: • Field research • Zoo & aquarium initiatives and exhibits • Hobby outreach • Collaboration with industry
  • 18. Impact Unleashed Great Minds. Innovative Ideas. An Industry Evolved. X