Fishery agroecology and sustainability in the drylands of Pernambuco, Brazil

Abstract

Artisanal fishing is a traditional activity and has been experiencing several losses of recognition and rights. Respect for artisanal fishermen and fishermen is fundamental, and they must be recognized for what they develop in their fishing territory and for how they reproduce as social subjects. In turn, Agroecology as an emerging science that studies agroecosystems integrating knowledge of agronomy, ecology, economics, and sociology, supports, from its beginnings, the correct management of natural resources through forms of collective social action. An approach between artisanal fishing and agroecology based on food sovereignty makes this recognition possible, strengthening fishing agroecology. In this way, this chapter results from a small section of the results of a Technological Extension Network (PET), approved in Public Edict No. 04/2022 of the Pernambuco State Science and Technology Foundation (FACEPE), having as a collaborating institution the Federal Institute of the Sertão Pernambucano (IFSertãoPE – Petrolina Campus) and as a participating entity the Fishermen's Colony Z21 (CPZ21) in the village of Pedrinhas, in the city of Petrolina/PE. It is qualitative research with an exploratory nature and field procedures based on the dialectical method. This chapter demonstrates the main results of the implementation of the PET since the project contributed to the training of students, artisanal fishermen, and the community in general in the acquisition of knowledge on fishing agroecology, food sovereignty, integral use of fish, good production practices, and food preservation. The findings indicated the need for HEIs to provide opportunities for practical and systematized knowledge to fulfill their socio-educational function and to promote the socioeconomic and environmental sustainability of traditional peoples and communities through extension projects.

DOI: 10.56238/pacfdnsv1-067