Artisanal fisheries in brazilian geography: impacts/conflicts, environments/territories

Abstract

The artisanal fishing was researched by geographers from different Brazilian regions. The summarization of these surveys allowed us to understand the characteristics of fishing and the possibilities offered by Geography to respond to fishermen's problems. This article intends to understand the relation between environmental impacts and territorial disputes in Brazilian artisanal fishing. For that, we analyzed dissertations and theses, which identified impacts that cause the extinction of fishing and, therefore, the loss of fishing territories, as well as disputes over territories between fishermen and other economic activities that cause impacts on nature. Thus, the analysis is placed on the continuum established between "territory of nature and nature of territory".