A pesca artesanal no Alto-Médio Rio São Francisco: modos de vida e trabalho dos pescadores

Abstract

Considered as the river of “national integration”, São Francisco River has suffered through its history up to the presente day, inverventions in its bed as in its entir basin, that alter all the existing forms of life. Invested under the allegation of regional and national economic development, they provoked and provoke enviromenmental changes in the “Velho Chico” and its entire basin, consequently, changes in the means and ways of life and work of the people living on its banks. Studies, testimonials and recurrent news report show the chaotic scenario in which the river is located. It is in daily sustenance and struggle for the continuity of knowledge and ways of life. In this sense, the objective of this colony of fisherman from Januária/MG, what are the main challenges faced and to verify the socioeconomic alternatives found by them. Believing in the relevance of this discussion, it was tried to answer the problem question of this study with the hypothesis that the artisanal fishermen of the middle São Francisco are looking forward socioeconomic alternatives in addition to the activity of the artisanal fishing, besides the agriculture, cattle raising and vegetal extractivism, in order to ensure the livelihood of their families. To reach the objective of the study, we opted for bibliographical research, data analysis and field research supported by a qualitative approach, seeking to anal and understand the ways of working and means and ways of life of artisanal fishermen form Januária/MG.