Resumo:A pesca artesanal é uma importante atividade econômica e de subsistência para as populações tradicionais da região amazônica. O objetivo deste estudo foi caracterizar a pesca do apaiari, Astronotus ocellatus (Agassiz, 1831), e o perfil socioeconômico dos pescadores artesanais da região dos lagos de Pracuúba, Amapá. De maio a agosto de 2011, foram realizadas entrevistas, através de formulários padronizados, com pescadores selecionados por meio do método 'bola de neve', com idade acima de 18 anos. Dos 68 pescadores selecionados, 55 eram do sexo masculino e 13 do feminino. A partir dos resultados, observou-se que os pescadores possuem um amplo conhecimento da atividade na região, incluindo a pesca do apaiari. Tanto a vida social quanto a econômica desta população dependem totalmente da pesca artesanal.Palavras-chave: Pesca artesanal. Socioeconomia. Etnobiologia. Conhecimento tradicional.
Abstract:The artisanal fishery is an important economic and subsistence activity among traditional populations in the Amazon Region. Therefore, the aim of this study was to characterize the fishery of apaiari, Astronotus ocellatus (Agassiz, 1831), and to present a socioeconomic profile of artisanal fishermen in the region lakes of Pracuúba, Amapá, Brazil. From May to August 2011 interviews were conducted using standardized forms with fishermen selected by "snowball" method and aged above 18 years old. A total of 68 fishing workers were interviewed, of which 55 were men and 13 women. It was possible to observe that fishing workers have a wide knowledge of fishery in the Region, including apaiari fishery, and that social and economic lives of the Pracuúba population depend totally of the artisanal fishery.
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