The work being done is part of the project "Social Uses of the Mangroves"-DCH-MPEG/MADAM. Its task is the traditional zoning about the aquatic space management in the village of Caratateua. To accomplish this work, which included field work, methodologies were used such as: bibliographic survey, direct observation, photographs, construction of a map with the help and participation of the villagers to identify the areas of fishing production, collection, firewood extraction, leisure, borders (imaginary lines of demarcation of the space). The study was carried out in the village of Caratateua, which is located in the eastern portion of the Caeté River, 18km from the city of Bragança, having as its access route the Bragança-Vizeu Pa.242 highway and the Caeté River itself. I could notice that the use of the river and mangroves is quite accentuated. Fishing appears quite frequently, but not as the only source of production. Deep-sea fishing is also practiced in this space, by local fishermen (showing the technological advance in fishing techniques), but not preventing the use of techniques and boats that, with the "time" factor, can be considered outdated, such as: handline, tarrafa, espinhei (although it is a prohibited technique), casco, canoe, and curicaca. In the mangrove space, the production areas extend into the hole where the collectors are in search of their production. Besides the crab, other natural resources are exploited, such as: sururú (mussel), turú, herbs, firewood (in the harvesting and processing of the crab meat), moirões (mangrove trees used for making corrals), and bird hunting. Within this space are also present the imaginary myths. The local landscape still inspires local fishermen to make tribute songs to the richness that surrounds them, and also to protest against the disregard that the village has been suffering with regard to the lack of inspection and protection of the environment and its resources.
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