Modo de vida e uso dos recursos pesqueiros na localidade do Beiradão, município de Limoeiro do Ajuru, Pará

Abstract

In the general perception of a traditional community, the use of natural resources is understood as unlimited. However, there is a contradiction observed by the riverside residents, regarding the scarcity of their subsistence matter. To mitigate the shortage of this material, the sustainable use of natural resources would be an option to reduce the environmental impacts caused by the poor organization in obtaining these resources. Thus, this work aims to show how the development of fishing activity in the Beiradão Community, in Limoeiro do Ajuru (PA), has taken place, and how fishermen have been organizing themselves, given the scarcity of fishing resources in the region. To this end, bibliographic research was carried out, in addition to field research, in the Beiradão Community, in which structured and semi-structured interviews, observations with photographic records and the application of Social Cartography were used. From the analysis of the data, it was understood that artisanal fishing is the main livelihood of the Community in question, which will have to adapt life and work to the current reality, where the demand for fish directly affects the availability of this resource . However, fishermen demonstrated resistance and limitations, especially with regard to the adoption of Fisheries Agreements, which is made clear in the interviews and even in the literature on artisanal fishing in the region. Thus, it is concluded that fishing in the studied community is of great importance, as a source of income for local residents and as a means of supplying fish to regional municipal headquarters.