Name: MARTINA RAPHAEL GAVA
Publication date: 20/12/2023
Examining board:
Name |
Role |
|---|---|
| GILTON LUIS FERREIRA | Examinador Interno |
| JONIO FERREIRA DE SOUZA | Examinador Externo |
| KARLA DO CARMO CASER | Presidente |
Summary: Shellfish farming is understood as a fishing activity carried out by traditional
communities with great importance in financial, food and cultural support.
However, this generates negative impacts due to the accumulation of waste
disposed in inappropriate locations after the mollusc processing process, which
generates shells as the main waste. Associated with the importance of the
activity, the need to mitigate these negative effects motivated several studies on
the use of this waste and several authors verified the feasibility of using it in
different areas of production. In the city of Vitória-ES, the sururu shellfishing
activity is carried out on the rocky coastal shores inserted in the conservation
units Environmental Protection Area (APA) Baía das Tartarugas and Estação
Ecológica Municipal Ilha do Lameirão, in addition to the mangrove ecosystem,
which covers 18 km2 of the municipality’s territorial space. As in other places
where shellfishing takes place, the municipality also faces problems related to
the inadequate disposal of waste resulting from this practice. This study's main
objective is to study sururu seafood in environmental preservation areas in the
city of Vitória, with the aim of offering subsidies for shared waste management
through its use. To track and analyze the complex relationships that involve the
inappropriate disposal of waste arising from this activity, the research was
based on Bruno Latour's Actor-Network Teria, identifying the actors involved
and their connections. In order to identify spokespeople, the field research
technique was adopted with semi-structured individual interviews involving
shellfish gatherers, public managers and residents' associations; while in
identifying the other elements that make up the network, the bibliographic
research technique was used to survey documents, legal instruments and
studies that interfere in its dynamics. Access to the inscription devices was
obtained from field research with the elements that allowed the recognition and
measurement of the phenomenon, which were demarcated on the cartographic
map formulated through the mapping of traces and photographic records. The
results indicated that the lack of structures for processing and the absence of
programs for using shells contribute to the development of the culture of
throwing away, generating waste that reflects on social and environmental
impacts. Added to this issue is the fragility of relations between the municipal
government and shellfish farmers, the disarticulation of shellfish farmers among
themselves and the difficulty of dialogue with the local population, providing a
negative picture that encompasses all those responsible for waste
management. Regarding the mitigation of environmental impacts associated
with the disposal of shellfish waste, strategic locations were identified for the
installation of selective collectors and potential use of waste as soil fertilizer for
the municipality of Vitória.
