Traditional Knowledge of the Fishermen of the Lower Juruá River: Understanding the Reproductive Patterns of the Region’s Fish Species

Authors

  • Tony Marcos Porto Braga Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará (UFOPA)
  • George Henrique Rebêlo Laboratório de Manejo de Fauna, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v40i0.44776

Keywords:

ethno-ecology, riparian fisherman, fishing, reproductive patterns

Abstract

The present study describes the knowledge system of riverside fishing communities in the lower Juruá river Extractivist Reserve in the Brazilian state of Amazonas, focusing on the understanding of the reproductive patterns of the region’s fish species. The data were collected in 2008 and 2009 during the low water period, when the most experienced fishermen gather to count and harvest the pirarucu (Arapaima gigas). Data were collected using semi-structured interviews of the fishermen considered to be local “authorities”. The data were analyzed by allocating the content of the responses to the interviews to specific categories. The data were also analyzed through an emic/etic approach, based on the compilation of cognitive tables, which compare the traditional knowledge with the content of the pertinent scientific literature. The fishermen presented an extensive and detailed knowledge of the reproductive behavior of the region’s fish species, relating observed patterns to the flood pulse of the Juruá River.

Author Biography

Tony Marcos Porto Braga, Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará (UFOPA)

Possuo graduação em Biologia pela Universidade Federal do Pará (Licenciatura Plena), Mestrado em Biologia de Água Doce e Pesca Interior e Doutorado em Ecologia pelo Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia. Tem experiência na área de Recursos Pesqueiros e Trabalhos em Comunidades Ribeirinhas, com ênfase em Recursos Pesqueiros de Águas Interiores na Amazônia, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: Pesca, Amazônia, Comunidades Ribeirinhas, Reserva Extrativista, Etnoecologia e Etnoictiologia. Atualmente sou professor do Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologia das águas na Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará, trabalhando no curso de Engenharia de Pesca.

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Published

2017-04-30

How to Cite

Braga, T. M. P., & Rebêlo, G. H. (2017). Traditional Knowledge of the Fishermen of the Lower Juruá River: Understanding the Reproductive Patterns of the Region’s Fish Species. Desenvolvimento E Meio Ambiente, 40. https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v40i0.44776

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Vol. 40 (2017): Communication and Climate Change: a necessary and urgent discussion

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