“…From the beginning of the 1970s, ornamental fishing expanded to include different species, reaching almost 20 million fish exported by the end of the decade. In the 1990s, export values exceeded 2 million US Dollars (USD), making the northern Brazil region one of the most important regions for ornamental fishery in the world (Chao et al, 2001;Olivier, 2001;Souza, 2001).…”