Challenging degradation: The Small-scale fishermen at Brazil are no longer silent witnesses to the degeneration of their coastal and inland waters

Carlos Diegues, Antonio (1994) Challenging degradation: The Small-scale fishermen at Brazil are no longer silent witnesses to the degeneration of their coastal and inland waters. Samudra Report (10&11). pp. 27-28. ISSN 0973 1121

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Abstract

The degradation of coastal and inland waters is not a mere academic issue for Brazil’s small-scale fishermen. It is a living problem. The growing pollution of lakes, rivers and estuaries affects them directly, since they earn their very livelihood from these waters. Such pollution has risen dramatically since the 1970s, when small-scale fisheries production represented about 60 per cent of Brazil’s total catch and provided a large range of employment opportunities for the rural poor.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.SAM0113
Keywords:	Samudra Report, ICSF, Brazil, Small-scale Fisheries, Artisanal Fisheries, Marine Fisheries, Inland Fisheries, Marine Pollution, Environmental Impacts, Colonies, Fishermens Guilds
Subjects:	Biodiversity
Depositing User:	Users 4 not found.
Date Deposited:	08 Oct 2021 05:59
Last Modified:	30 Mar 2022 14:31
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/457

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