Dinâmica socioterritorial da pesca artesanal em três comunidades ribeirinhas no município de Abaetetuba, Pará

Abstract

The implementation and, consequently, the development of industrial conglomerates, in Amazonian territory, intensified from the 1960s onwards, since then, the socio-territorial and environmental changes caused by them have also increased. In view of this, this research work is based on the following question: how did the socio-territorial transformations that occurred in the territory of the Tocantins Amazon alter artisanal fishing in riverside communities in the municipality of Abaetetuba, Pará? In this context, the general objective is to analyze the changes in artisanal fishing caused by socio-territorial transformations in riverside communities in the municipality of Abaetetuba, Pará. In methodological terms, this is a qualitative research, combined with the case study research method. , in the riverside communities of Rios Assacú, Sapucajuba and Costa Maratauira, in the municipality of Abaetetuba, Pará, as data collection techniques, a form containing closed and semi-structured questions, participant observation and image recording were used. The data obtained were tabulated and analyzed using the content analysis technique. A total of 25 artisanal fishermen, men and women, aged between 23 and 65 years, participated in the research, of which 14 (fourteen) (56%) live in the Rio Sapucajuba community, 6 (six) (24%) in the community Rio Costa Maratauira and 5 (five) (20%) in the Rio Assacú community. In such communities, fishermen carry out fishing activities known locally as bottom fishing, bubuia fishing, block fishing and matapi fishing, in which, using fishing gear, longline, gill net, block net and matapi, predominantly capture aquatic species: mapará, hake, sea bream, fry and shrimp. It can be concluded that the artisanal fishing activities carried out by fishermen from the communities researched have repercussions on socioeconomic and cultural segments, however, in recent years, decreases in the quantity of fish and shrimp captured have been observed by fishermen, for On the other hand, the quantity of fishing equipment such as longlines and gill nets is increasing.