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PAULO JUNIOR, Eugenio Pacelli Nunes; XAVIER, Josias Henrique de Amorim; SASSI, Roberto  e  ROSA, Ricardo de Souza. Artisanal fisheries management in Paraíba Coast, Brazil: an Analytic Hierarchy Process approach. RGCI [online]. 2012, vol.12, n.4, pp.509-520. ISSN 1646-8872.

The potential of fisheries has been affected due to loss of natural resources in aquatic environments, especially due to overfishing. The analysis of the resource management becomes a relevant factor, since the fishing activity itself may cause local negative impacts. This subject has been treated around the world, emphasizing the importance of a broader approach that encompasses the various sectors of fisheries management. Thus, the problem is beyond environmental issues, involving also socio-economic and political aspects, as represented in the fisheries along the coastal state of Paraíba, Northeastern Brazil. This study aims to characterize management on artisanal fisheries and stimulate the development of sustainable alternatives, through processes of social construction and policy-making with the participation of stakeholders involved in fishery. We used interviews with fishermen, scientists, resource managers and others. By gathering the answers, we constructed a diagram with all possible alternatives to accomplish a sustainable fishery management, and evaluate priorities between alternatives, all by registered answers. We used the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) as a working tool that deals with multiple management criteria. As a result, we obtained twelve alternatives for the management; among them, co-management was considered the most important alternative (18% of priority) to face the new changes in the fishery Brazilian sector, followed by the emphasis on the preservation of species (16%) as the main alternative currently used to improve the environmental and fishing condition, and the inspection and monitoring (11%) of artisanal fisheries. Overall, the management alternative seems to be linked by common interests. Thus, we strongly recommend the stimulation of co-management among stakeholders. The increased interest and involvement of users in decision-making processes can help to minimize conflicts between the participants and strengthen the socio-political organization of the artisanal fishermen class.

Palavras-chave : Coastal zone; Fisheries resource; Co-management; Conservation.

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