This study aims to examine the reaction process fishery resources’ users of the Baixo
Tocantins region, in the state of Pará-Brazil, an area located between two major
projects in the Amazon: ALBRÁS/ALUNORTE e Tucuruí Power Plant which is related
to the process of increasing scarcity landed in the region. Examines the strategies
used by these resource users in confronting this problem, as the institutional
arrangements known as fisheries agreements, an initiative by the users of the fishery
resource in the region, that after several discussions and meetings with others
involved in resource utilization, define usage rules, such as the prohibition of certain
equipment regarded highly predatory, prohibition periods of catch for the renewal of
stocks, banned sites to ensure reproduction of species, among other measures
aimed at sustainable use of resources. Fisheries agreements have been recognized
by government agencies, including the IBAMA - as a viable measure community
management, mainly due to the involvement of direct users of resources, which help
in monitoring the agreements, one of the main difficulties of the government due to
large extent of areas of the region. The work was based on field research and
interviews with the use of resources and user communities with members from
government agencies, aiming to monitor the process of discussion and creation of
fisheries agreements and to identify the main difficulties in its implementation, its
main strengths and its potentiality. We analyzed reports of Eletronorte, fisheries
statistics from various government agencies and fishing agreements mainly built by
the community, with a sample of 18 of these documents, and minutes of community
meetings that dealt with the attempt to ensure the rational and sustainable use of this
important resource for region. The conclusion is that there is a process of increased
fishing effort with indices of refraction of inventories recognized both by researchers
and by national government and the fisheries agreements, which are based on the
event "traditional" fishermen, are a measure of great potential to guide more rational
attitudes by fishermen regarding the use of resources, but must be combined with
other policy actions on a larger scale so that we can envision a reality of sustainable
use of fishery resources in the region.
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