The invisibility of fishing in the Machado River Basin in the process of environmental licensing of the Tabajara hydroenergy plant, Rondonia, Brazil (in Portuguese)

This article aims to contribute to the discussion of methodologies for analyzing and

mitigating large hydroelectric projects’ impacts on fishing systems. The documents

guiding the implementation of the Tabajara Hydroelectric Plant (Machado river-

Rond nia State) were analyzed regarding the dimensioning of the impacts on fishing

activity and its users, traditional and indigenous riverside communities, and subsistence

and professional artisanal fishers. The analyzes conducted showed that the EIA-RIMA

of UHE TABAJARA  has errors regarding the dimensioning of the impacts on fishing

resources and fishing activity; of the directly affected area and the affected population.

Which will lead to errors in the dimensioning of mitigation measures and compensation

of impacts on fisheries. This scenario has been repeated in licensing processes for

hydroelectric projects in the Amazon, with great harm to those affected.