Belo Monte Dam

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http://www.amazonwatch.org/amazon/BR/bmd/index.php?page_number=99

Thought i'd post this here because this will effect one of the most sought out fish in the hobby. The Zebra Pleco. Along with other kinds of plecos/fish. Just wondering what everyone thought of this. If it isn't already hard enough getting some Zebra Plecos its gonna get even harder. One of the issues is this will deplete (spelling? depleat?) the Zebra population which will not produce a lot of exported F0 wilds. And captive breeding isn't profficiant enough to keep up with demand. It takes a while to grow Zebras out to proper size. So even with captive breeding and the selling of F1 or F2 fish....there is a prespective decline of what it already is.

Supposedly the dam will be finished by 2008 IF they started in 2002. (Not to sure if they did). This dam will go over some part of the Xingu River in Brazil. If you want more info just search on google, you will turn up some good sites.

Don't want to start some environmental protest spam trollage here just wanted to see what everyone thought.

Sure hope i can get my Zebra Plecs soon and start breeding! :D
 

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Fortunately I have a feeling that this was cancelled thoguh you might want to check that out. However I think they want to build another several hundred dams so constant vigilance has to be maintained.
In theory hydroelectric power should be great, but it's obvious it needs pretty close control to avoid enviromental disaster.
 

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There are many projects already in the construction phase, one in Belize will wipe out 5 known species of animals and birds, no problem to big conglomerates.
Every one tends to put the blame on American companies but in this case it is a Canadian company that is run by English owners, even had to be passed in the House of Commons here, what do they know about it??? strange thing is a couple of the owners are politicians.
The Zingu dams will be a total disaster for the area and will only be viable for as little as 4 months of the year unless they build a chain of dams that they can then regulate the flow to the turbines.
 

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Cichlid-Man

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Well a couple of reasons i personally can see. Supposdly this was/is going to be a Hydroelectric dam. But it will be located on Government property right? So that means no tresspassing to collect (from around the dam). It will also be very hard/dangerous to collect any where south of the damn ( http://www.globalresponse.org/graphics/0501map.gif ) because it will have water held back causing flooding and deeper waters. Zebras are already located in very deep water. I have also heard that the collection of Zebras are limited to a very small stretch of the Xingu. Constantly destroy that small area....and you wipe out a species.
 

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touching a bit on what wayne has said,using hydroelectric powerplants can be tricky,and a disaster for fish and other life.in the northwestern united states,many dams have been fitted with fish ladders,a series of long sluices desigined to allow fish to migrate back up stream.sounds ingenious,right?not untill you hear how many times the fish must navigate fish ladders to reach spawning grounds.hydroelectricty is a very responsible form of power.now if we could just use it responsibly....
you know it's a shame that despite living in a world of ever expanding technology,we still look to the past and use disposable ideas to create solutions to modern problems
 

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