A pesca como fonte de subsistência alimentar na Comunidade Quilombola Nossa Senhora do Livramento - Igarapé-Açu/PA

Abstract

Historically, in the Amazon context, artisanal fishing has been one of the main sources of food and income for traditional communities. Given this configuration, this research points to the fishing practice developed in the Quilombola Community of Nossa Senhora do Livramento, in the municipality of Igarapé-Açu-Pará. However, the general objective was to investigate whether the fishing gear and techniques used by the community's residents share the conservation of the source of food subsistence; as specific objectives: to identify which fishing techniques are being used in the community; to record possible impacts on natural resources due to the techniques used in fishing; to highlight possible social and economic impacts to the detriment of the use of techniques in fishing; to identify guidelines from the Municipal Secretariat of the Environment (SEMMA) regarding fishing techniques within the community; to mention the interventions carried out in the community regarding fishing techniques and conservation of natural resources. Methodologically, the research was developed according to the qualitative paradigm, using the case study method with ethnographic characteristics; as data collection techniques, semi-structured interviews and participant observation. The text was divided into six sections, based on the data found in the study and on the theoretical foundations. The analyses were constructed during the investigation through the statements of the 23 interviewees and the observations, which indicated the perception of the residents, especially the fishermen, about the importance of fishing as a source of food. The results provided an understanding of the fishing practice in the Livramento Community, with its impacts/consequences and the need for interventions, through an empirical conception that reveals the knowledge and experiences traditionally acquired, considering that the quilombola territory investigated is a locus of problematization, production, sharing of know-how and, above all, of learning, since the narratives point to knowledge constructed in the ecological relationships of coexistence, which need to be taken into account for the sustainability of the natural, social, economic and cultural resources of the community.