COLOMBIA: HEAVY RAINS CAUSE ABUNDANCE OF FISH IN COLOMBIA'S MAGDALENA RIVER GIVING LOCAL INDUSTRY A BOOST

Record ID: 588428

  • Title: COLOMBIA: HEAVY RAINS CAUSE ABUNDANCE OF FISH IN COLOMBIA'S MAGDALENA RIVER GIVING LOCAL INDUSTRY A BOOST
  • Date: 20th February 2000
  • Summary: HONDA DEL TOLIMA, COLOMBIA (FEBRUARY 20, 2000) (REUTERS) 1. PAN: FISHERMEN WORKING AT NIGHT AT THE BANKS OF THE MAGDALENA RIVER 0.08 2. SV: VARIOUS OF FISHERMEN TAKING FISH OUT OF THE RIVER 0.13 3. SLV: FISHERMAN THROWING NET TO RIVER 0.21 4. SV: FISHERMAN TAKING OUT NET FULL OF FISH 0.27 5. CU: LIVING FISH ON TOP OF CANOE 0.31 6. SV: FISHERMEN ASSISTANTS SELECTING THE BEST FISH 0.36 7. SV: ANOTHER ASSISTANT THROWING AWAY THE SMALLEST FISH 0.44 8. WIDE: VIEW OF FISHERMEN 0.47 9. SV: WOMAN PREPARING FOOD FOR THE FISHERMEN 0.52 10. GV: VIEW OF THE TOWN AT DAWN 0.56 11. LV: VARIOUS FISHERMEN IN CANOES AT THE RIVER 1.02 12. SLV: VIEW OF THE BANK OF THE RIVER, BUYERS AND FISHERMEN BARGAINING 1.08 13. VARIOUS OF FISHERMAN THROWING THE NET AND IMAGES OF THE CANOE (3 SHOTS) 1.27 14. SV: (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) BERNARDO SANTIVANEZ, FISHERMAN SAYING: "This has been great. But a price for fish has not been set. For that reason, we will give it for free here or at the square or at the port. Since there is so much fish, there is great competition so one ends up filling up a whole canoe and selling it for only $15 or $20 dollars. The abundance has been good but we have not acquired much money." 1.57 15. SLV: FISHERMAN THROWING THE NET 2.03 16. BV: VARIOUS OF BUYERS WAITING BY THE BANKS OF THE RIVER 2.05 17. VARIOUS OF FISHERMEN AND BUYERS (5 SHOTS) 2.39 18. SV: (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) SERGIO GALVAN, BUYER SAYING: "One comes and bargains the price with the fishermen. Then the fishermen pick up the fish and take them to the cars. Then one has to supply with the rope to tie up the fish. For each bundle one has to pay a dime. So if one needs 1,000 bundles of fish one pays $500. Only with that amount one can leave with the bundles." 3.04 19. VARIOUS OF WOMEN WHO TIE THE FISH AND PUT THEM IN BUNDLES (4 SHOTS) 3.22 20. LV: GENERAL VIEW OF RIVER WITH CANOES 3.29 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 6th March 2000 12:00
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  • Location: HONDA DEL TOLIMA, COLOMBIA
  • Country: Colombia
  • Reuters ID: LVA8YXQRRMPS4LEIJ2IU8NTWGI0A
  • Story Text: Heavy rains have caused an abundance of fish in
    Colombia's Magdalena river giving the local fishing industry a
    boost.

    For the first time in six years, fishermen who work on
    the waters of the Magdalena River, located in Honda de Tolima
    (140 kilometres southwest of Bogota city), have experienced an
    economic boost thanks to an incredible abundance of fish.

    This year heavy rains caused many of the hydroelectric
    plants located along the river to let more water flow and
    thus, more fish to be available.

    Between December 1999 and the beginning of February 2000,
    fishermen have captured 1,300 tons of "bocachico" (a type of
    fish) compared to last year's 720 tons.

    Fishermen have also fished other types of fish never seen
    before in such abundance such as "bagre", "blanquillo",
    "barbudo", "doncella" and other species.

    Many have been benefited by the great abundance, but
    others have been intimidated by the competition.

    "This has been great.But a price for fish has not been
    set.For that reason, we will give it for free here or at the
    square or at the port.Since there are so much fish, there is
    great competition so one ends up filling up a whole canoe and
    selling it for only $15 or $20 dollars," said Bernardo
    Santivanez, a fisherman.

    The abundance of fish is expected to last for four to five
    days.


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