Abstract
The Negro river basin is considered the largest area of extractive of ornamental fish in Brazil. This area has fundamental importance for the populations from the Amazon. The present study aimed to describe socioeconomic profile of ornamental fishermen known as "piabeiros" in the Municipality of Barcelos, as well as the ornamental fishery, fisheries area, target species, environments, fishing techniques, equipment, capture techniques and main difficulties faced by the current activity. This study was carried out in municipality of Barcelos, through semi - structured interviews, with artisanal ornamental fishermen (N= 89). The main families of ornamental fish caught and traded were: Characidae, Lebiasinidae, Gasteropelecidae, Cichilidae, Anostomidae, Loricaridae, Potamotrygonidae and Gymnotidae. The main catchment areas were igarapés, lakes, flooded fields, beaches, river banks and igapó forest. Rapiché was the most used equipment in the fisheries both by the fishermen of the urban areas (43.81%) and rural (41.89%). Most of the fishermen are associated with the colony of fishermen of Barcelos (Z33). The data showed that the dynamics of ornamental fishing have changed in a short time and directly affected fishermen, in addition to the low age renewal with the participation of younger fishermen, threatening the transmission of ecological knowledge to future generations. As a result, the increase of the problems related to the productive chain and absence of public power to the activity, since ornamental fishing has already been treated as one of the main economic activities more important for the local communities and for the State of Amazonas.
Highlights
In Brazilian Amazonian Area, the fishing activity involves 368 thousand fishermen approximately, and has a production of 166,477 tons of annual fish, moving US$ 130 million, being the North area the main responsible for fishing production of continental waters in the year of 2009, where the states of Amazon (71,110 tons) and Pará (42,083 tons) they were the main producers in relation to the volume of capture of fish of the area on this year (Brasil, 2010)
The ornamental fishing is described as fundamental importance for the local riverine populations, being this responsible one for the subsistence of the same ones in several areas of the Amazonian (Anjos et al, 2009), with prominence in Barcelos area (Medio River Negro) (Oliveira et al, 2016, 2017a, b)
The aim of this study was describes the socioeconomic profile of the fishermen of ornamental fish of the area of Medio Rio Negro, recognized popularly as “piabeiros” in the Municipal district of Barcelos, as well as the scenery of the ornamental fishing practiced locally, pointing the main flood plain times to fishing, main species, fishing atmospheres, equipment used and capture techniques
Summary
In Brazilian Amazonian Area, the fishing activity involves 368 thousand fishermen approximately, and has a production of 166,477 tons of annual fish, moving US$ 130 million, being the North area the main responsible for fishing production of continental waters in the year of 2009, where the states of Amazon (71,110 tons) and Pará (42,083 tons) they were the main producers in relation to the volume of capture of fish of the area on this year (Brasil, 2010). The fish is the main source of proteins of the riverine populations (Lima et al, 2012). The commercial fishing and the one of subsistence is the ones that represent larger source of jobs generation and income in the fishing section in the area (Lima et al, 2012). The ornamental fishing is described as fundamental importance for the local riverine populations, being this responsible one for the subsistence of the same ones in several areas of the Amazonian (Anjos et al, 2009), with prominence in Barcelos area (Medio River Negro) (Oliveira et al, 2016, 2017a, b)
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