CHARACTERIZATION OF ARTISANAL FISHING IN FISHWEIRS, THE NORTH COAST OF PARAIBA, BRAZIL

Authors

  • Glória Cristina Cornélio do Nascimento Mestre e Doutoranda em Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente. Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB), Campus I. João Pessoa, Paraíba, CEP: 58051-900. Brasil
  • Eduardo Beltrão de Lucena Córdula Mestre e Doutorando em Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente. Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB), Campus I. João Pessoa, Paraíba, CEP: 58051-900. Brasil
  • Reinaldo Farias Paiva de Lucena Prof. Dr. no Centro de Ciências Exatas e da Natureza (CCEN), Universidade Federal da Paraíba, UFPB, Campus Universitário I, Jardim Cidade Universitária. CEP: 58.059-900, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brasil
  • Ricardo de Souza Rosa Prof. Dr. no Centro de Ciências Exatas e da Natureza (CCEN), Universidade Federal da Paraíba, UFPB, Campus Universitário I, Jardim Cidade Universitária. CEP: 58.059-900, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brasil
  • José da Silva Mourão Prof. Dr. no Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba (UEPB), Avenida das Baraúnas, 351 – Bodocongó, CEP: 58109-753. Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32360/acmar.v49i2.6585

Keywords:

Ethnoichthyology. Fishing Production. Ichthyofauna. Traditional Population.

Abstract

Traditional fishing strategies are used by fishing communities around the world, such as  fish-weirs, which are fixed traps built along a coastal zone. This study aims to characterize and describe how fish-weirs are managed by fishermen from the coastal state of Paraíba in the Northeast Brazil. Unplanned interviews, “rapport”,“Snow ball”,  and direct observation were carried out during monthly visits to five fish-weirs, from November 2012 to March 2013. We quantified  fish-weirs production, and identified the most species caught. These traps are made up of compartments and go through steps both, on land and at sea, until they are completely activated. The total fish production was 303 kg. The predominant species were: Mugil curema and Mugil liza, Trichiurus lepturus,Caranx hippos,Selene vomer and Selene setapinnis, and Diapterus auratus and Diapterus rhombeus. We concluded that this type of fishing has been used for decades on the coast of Paraíba, and that the fishermen have their own management and techniques, used with this type of trap.

Published

2017-05-05

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