Some studies point out that for years we have observed the migration of fishermen from the Northeast of Pará, specifically from the municipality of Augusto Corrêa and the locality of São Luis do Apió (Bragantina Zone) to the Vila de Marudá (District of the municipality of Marapanim/Pa) mostly settled in a neighborhood known as "Sossego", the area of this study. According to the bragantinos (the name given by the local fishermen to the migrants from this area in Pará), the objective of migration is to improve the quality of life of their family group, requiring them to make decisions according to their own social demands, that is, forms of management and adoption regarding the means and actions for their survival and social reproduction, given the difficulties in doing so due to the lack of financial and material support and the "abundance of fish". Thus, the goal of this work is the definition and description of the management that exists and is perceived among traditional fishermen. This definition will help us to know how the communities can contribute concretely to the management processes for the development of fishing communities where fishing is the main activity. The methodology used was direct observation in addition to informal/formal conversations with "heads of households" who have lived in this village for more than 10 years, and notes taken in the Field Diary. Thus, it was noted that the main problem for the Bragantinos is the dependence on the "boss" and on the "marreteiro", people who help them in their financial difficulties in the context of fishing, putting them in debt, committing them to deliver part of their fish production, in order to pay off this debt. For these fishermen the solution would be financial support that, if made possible, would be fundamental to remove them from such dependency, allowing them a certain economy to acquire their fishing materials "without being slaves" of "bosses" and "hammers". Thus, without this perspective and financially committed for a certain period, these migrants plan several extra-fishing activities, such as crab (April-June), samambi (April-September), crab (January-April) and mussel (May-September) collecting, and other activities related to tourism (housekeepers, carpenters, bricklayers, etc., more present in the month of July), trying to find a way to make the best use of their resources. more present in the month of July) seeking to supply some needs, like food and to have "argurna beira (money) to keep", where in this context family labor is inserted in case the "pêxe production fails" or has been handed over to the "boss" and the "marreteiro".
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