Viver na terra, trabalhar no mar: um estudo sobre a prática de pesca com a rede de arrasto na comunidade de Quelelene, Angoche

Abstract

In the present study, I explore artisanal fishing in the Quelelene Island community. In the study I examine the interaction between fishermen using the trawl and marine resource management entities. For data collection I carried out fieldwork in the community of Ilha de Quelelene in the district of Angoche, where I interviewed the fishermen and fisheries management authorities, held focus groups with the fishermen, observed the fishing practice and participated in a fishing round. The data I collected based on the interviews and observations of fishermen from the community of Quelelene Island, show that there is an interaction between fishermen and fisheries management authorities in the practice of fishing with the trawl. The results of the study allowed me to conclude that the fishermen articulate traditional fishing practices and the measures suggested by the fishing authorities. However, this articulation is a mechanism of coexistence with these practices, looking, for a on the one hand, to maintain their traditional practices with a very strong cultural dimension and symbolic load, and on the other hand, to comply with current policies.