Infraestrutura da cadeia produtiva pesqueira do entorno do reservatório da usina hidrelétrica de Tucuruí, Pará, Brasil.

Abstract

The fisheries activity research of the Tucuruí Hydroeletric Power Plant (UHE Tucuruí) is the main economical activity of many families who live in communities around the reservoir. The fishing guarantee these communities survival, becoming a great resource of workforce occupation, food production and the increase of income-generating to the region. The current study pursues to analyse the production chain infrastructure of fishery around the UHE Tucuruí in relation to the existent fishing enterprise structure reservoir such as: Their trading post situation, ice access, souvenier’sstores, fuel, Fishers Communities actions and also how the fishing trade infrastructure influences on the fishing landing and to the fishers income. It was held data collection (year 2013) by on-site observations, interviews and pre structured questionnaires besides the data collection of Cintra’s Works: et al. (2007a), (2007b) and (2011a). These data were analysed by spreadsheets and statistical analysis. The fishing productive chain infrastructure around the UHE Tucuruí presented a significant revolution along the studied period. The Santa Rosa port, at Jacundá, compared to the other six ports around the reservoir had the major evolution percentage allowing a increase on the port fisheries production and a better fish comercialization conditions, in consequence of this, it contributed to the increase of the fishermen income financial. The Fishermen communities are still precarious and a part of the workers that assign to the organization does not practice their fishing activity, they complete the registration for other reasons wich are not related to executing the fishing activity.