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Society & Natural Resources
An International Journal
Volume 9, 1996 - Issue 3: Social Research and Alternative Approaches to Fisheries Management
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Fisheries management and the Colonias in Brazil: A case study of a top‐down producers’ organization

Yvan Breton Département d'Anthropologie, Faculté des Sciences Sociales, Université Laval, Québec, G1K 7P4, Canada
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Clara Benazera Department of Anthropology Faculty of Social Sciences, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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Steve Plante Department of Anthropology Faculty of Social Sciences, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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Julie Cavanagh Department of Anthropology Faculty of Social Sciences, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
Pages 307-315 | Received 05 Dec 1994, Accepted 28 Jun 1995, Published online: 21 Nov 2008
 
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Abstract

This article examines from a historical point of view the emergence and transformation of the fishing colonias in Brazil It emphasizes the numerous constraints on the functioning of a top‐down fishers’ organization in a political context continuously characterized by important class struggles. It describes the reorganization efforts of artisanal fishers following the end of the military regime during the 1980s and draws some lessons regarding the political dimensions of fisheries management.

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