Rio Paraguay AquaRAP ca. 240 km (150 miles) from Bahia Negra to Riacho de la Paz 81

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RN UP LP APA RLP 74% 66% 48% 46% 52% 80% RN UP LP APA RLP 77% 64% 40% 38% 30% 75% Fishes Aquatic Inverts Correlation = 0.94*** 87

Rio Paraguay Sub-Regional Analysis Strong Sub regional Distributions Zone 1: Rio Negro, U. and L. Rio Paraguay Zone 2: Rio Apa, Riacho de la Paz Management to Protect Zones 88

LG FV FF BW BA CW MC BP 88% 92% 87% 40% 70% 67% 97% 78% 75% 63% 61% 74% Macrohabitat Effects: Flood Cycle Main Channel Rio Apa -- Clear Water 89

Rio Paraguay Fishes Cumulative Frequency of Species Number of Habitats 90

Pantanal, Rio Paraguay ---- Conclusions Distributions of Fishes, Invertebrates and Plants are NOT Random! Sharp Turnover of species between Zones Macrohabitat Effect Flood Cycle Protection of 4-5 macrohabitats will save ca % of the Biodiversity 91

Proposed Hidrovia 2250 km 1444 mi 92

Economic Values Fisheries 93

Potential Fisheries Production Source: FAO 1998 Pantanal 100,000 metric tons Rio Paraguay 50,000 metric tons Total 150,000 metric tons Value at $2/lb $660,000,000 94

Fisheries -- Pantanal Number Sport Fishermen Mato Grosso do Sul ,000 43,000 56, SOURCE : PCBAP –

Fisheries -- Pantanal Number Sport Fishermen Mato Grosso do Sul 56,000 $ 100 $ 5,600,000 56,000 $1000 $56,000,

Potential Sustainable Fisheries Value Commercial Fisheries $660,000,000 Sports Fishery $ 25,000,000 Total Annual Value $685,000,000 97

Estimated Operational Expenses: $25,000 per day $9,125,000 per year source: Army Corps Engineers 98

Orinoco River, Venezuela: Requires 2 dredges per day for 365 days Channel: 4 m, ca. 328 km (200 miles) 99

Proposed Hidrovia 2250 km 1444 mi 100