drastic decrease in the number of fish species living in the bay after the spill, because the bay no longer remained a habitable environment. Almost 4000 fishermen - more than half - that had previously been employed to fish at the Guanabara Bay had to resort to alternative methods of income and working odd jobs to support their families. It was unlikely that after the spill one would be able to catch more than 10 kilos of fish, where in comparison to before the spill, the average of catching fish was almost 100 kilos. [3] In addition, the quality of the fish from the bay area had also been an issue as many buyers claimed that the quality of the fish had decreased because it was now contaminated. As a result, the fish had been valued less and the prices had been reduced to about half. [3] See also 2000 Guanabara Bay oil spill References Guanabara Bay Oil spills in Brazil Petrobras Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro Guanabara Bay oil spill Guanabara Bay oil spill Guanabara Bay oil spill Guanabara Bay oil spill