Caracterização da pesca artesanal em águas continentais e o conhecimento pesqueiro local do município de Granja-CE

Abstract

In the municipality of Granja, located in the state of Ceará, fishing is an important activity and of great social and economic relevance. The objective of this work was to characterize artisanal fishing in inland waters in the communities of the municipality under study. The interviews were conducted at the fish landing sites or in places where they were engaged in fishing activities. The profile of the fishermen residing in the communities studied can be traced. The results show that most of them are males and have schooling related to incomplete elementary school, not identifying other economic activities to complement family income besides artisanal fishing. The environments explored varied between the reservoirs of the region, the Coreaú river and the Maré, and the gillnet cited as the main method of fishing in the municipality. The diversity of species potentially exploitable by artisanal fishing is small and fishermen attribute the success or failure of fishing activities mainly to some variables of environmental conditions. From the data obtained it was concluded that artisanal fishing is still practiced daily by most of the fishermen interviewed and characterized peculiarities of culture, values, traditions, customs and the perception about the environment. It is necessary to develop a plan for the management of natural resources so that the permanence of these communities becomes sustainable and that promotes the appreciation of the traditional fisherman.