Participação comunitária na gestão dos recursos pesqueiros: : o caso da pesca artesanal na Baía de Morrumbene

Abstract

The treatment of the theme on the management of fisheries resources presented in this research was conducted based on the assumptions of the participatory approach and its main objective was to analyze the main practices and local mechanisms of community participation in the management of these resources, taking a critical look at the currently prevailing management. The research process was divided into two main moments, namely: i) bibliographic research, and; ii) field research. The main instruments were semi-structured interviews and direct observation. We assume the hypothesis that there are several actors involved in the management of fisheries resources (State, community, private), with no proper articulation between them and that although the communities have a knowledge of the mechanisms for the conservation of fishery resources, they often adopt harmful practices due to the precarious socio-economic situation in which they live. The confrontation of the field results confirms the working hypothesis. Since there is a weak interaction between formal actors and the fishing community; and between the institutions themselves and that although the communities have their forms of knowledge the use of harmful practices is not strictly related to their precarious socio-economic situation