The area adjacent to the proposed road is a productive inland fishing region The annual catch consists of about 25,000 maunds of carp and other large fish and 25,000 maunds of smaller fish. The wholesale price of fish during the fishing season (January-March) is approximately R$120 a maund for carp and R$60 a muand for small fish. Or on the average R$90 a maund. During the off-season months, the price is about twice as much. But little fish is then available. The price for dry fish is about R$300 a maund all year round One maund of dry fish however, requires five maunds of fresh fish. Since five maunds of fresh fish sell for R$450 it is more profitable to sell it fresh than to dry it.