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      Characterization of the fishes and of subsistence fishing in the Pantanal of Mato Grosso, Brazil Translated title: Caracterização da pesca e do pescado de subsistência no Pantanal de Poconé (MT)

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          Fishing is one of the oldest human activities in the Pantanal of Mato Grosso in Central Brazil. In the of Bento Gomes River Basin (Pantanal of Poconé) the presence of fishermen is very common. The objective of this study is to describe the fishing activity in the basin in view of the elaboration of proposals for the sustainable use of this natural resource. Of the 256 fishermen that were registered most are fishing for their subsistence (92%) and the rest (8%) are occasional fishermen (locally called "de lufada" fishermen). "Traíra" (Hoplias gr. malabaricus) and "piranhas" (Serrasalmus marginatus, Serrasalmus spilopleura and Pygocentrus nattereri) were the species most frequently captured for human consumption. The fishing is more intensive during the ebb season and at the beginning of the drought season, when the waters begin to recede for the river channel, as the catch is facilitated by the concentration of fishes at the river margin. The fishermen and their families consume fish three to four times a week, twice a day. Fish meat is one of the only means of obtaining animal protein for dozens of poor families in the area. The number of fishermen, as well as the actual number of catches do not appear to compromise the natural fish stocks, although no specific capture criteria is obeyed by the fishing activity.

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          A pesca é uma das mais antigas atividades desenvolvidas no Pantanal Mato-grossense. Na Bacia do Rio Bento Gomes (Pantanal de Poconé, MT) é freqüente a presença de pescadores em diferentes locais. Este estudo tem por objetivo descrever a atividade pesqueira na bacia, com vistas à elaboração de propostas de uso sustentável deste recurso natural. Foram catalogados 256 pescadores, a maioria pescadores de subsistência (92%) e pescadores ocasionais ou de lufada (8%). A traíra (Hoplias gr. malabaricus) e as piranhas (Serrasalmus marginatus, Serrasalmus spilopleura e Pygocentrus nattereri) foram as espécies mais pescadas para o consumo. A época da vazante e o início de seca é o período do ano mais procurado pelos pescadores, pois a captura é facilitada devido à concentração dos cardumes de peixe no leito do rio. O consumo destes peixes pelos pescadores e seus familiares varia de três a quatro vezes por semana, sendo duas vezes ao dia. O peixe representa um dos únicos meios de obtenção de proteína animal para dezenas de famílias carentes da região. O número de pescadores, bem como o rendimento atual obtido, parece não comprometer os estoques naturais, ainda que não seja obedecido nenhum critério específico para a captura dos peixes.

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                rbbio
                Revista Brasileira de Biologia
                Rev. Bras. Biol.
                Instituto Internacional de Ecologia (São Carlos )
                0034-7108
                August 2000
                : 60
                : 3
                : 435-445
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso Brazil
                [2 ] Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso Brazil
                Article
                S0034-71082000000300008
                10.1590/S0034-71082000000300008
                9b9a3509-9452-44d3-bc68-55e7f201502a

                http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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                BIOLOGY

                General life sciences
                Pantanal of Mato Grosso,fish,subsistence fishing,Pantanal do Mato Grosso,peixe,pesca de subsistência

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