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CHARACTERIZATION OF ARTISANAL FISHING AND COMMERCIALIZATION OF FISH IN OPEN AIR MARKETS

2020; UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DO RIO GRANDE DO NORTE; Volume: 6; Issue: 19 Linguagem: Inglês

10.21920/recei72020619156162

2447-0783

Letícia Almeida Barbosa, Diego Carvalho Viana, Cleonilde Queiroz,

Regional Development and Management Studies

This work was carried out in open air markets and in fishing places in the city of Imperatriz in the State of Maranhão/Brasil.The objective was to evaluate the socioeconomic profile of the fishermen who use the resources of artisanal fishing, as well as to investigate the marketing system, the fishing equipment, types of boats, species that are sold at open air markets in the municipality.To obtain knowledge about the fish marketing system in Imperatriz, a data collection was carried out in three open air markets located in the following neighborhoods, Bom Sucesso, Beira Rio Municipal Market and Nova Imperatriz, through a semi-structured questionnaire.According to the surveys, about 62% of those responsible for the stands are female, while 38% are male, the age group ranging from 26 to 58 years old, according to traders, dams have been the main cause of species decrease.The study provided updated information on the perspective of artisanal fishing and the fish traded in the region.The research carried out showed that even with all the anthropic and non-anthropic actions, the Tocantins River still presents a vast diversity and great potential to be preserved.