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