The trade of the Amazonian shrimp (Macrobrachium amazonicum) in the city of Breves – Pará – Brazil

Authors

  • Fabricio da Silva Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Pará
  • Fabricio Nilo Lima da Silva Professor do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Pará, IFPA Campus Breves, Pará, Brasil.
  • Fernanda Reis da Silva Discente do Curso de Criador de Peixes em Viveiros Escavados do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Pará, IFPA Campus Breves, Pará, Brasil
  • Tiago Paixão Mangas 3Professor do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Pará, IFPA Campus Breves, Pará, Brasil
  • Luã Caldas de Oliveira Professor do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Pará, IFPA Campus Breves, Pará, Brasil
  • Antonia Rafaela Gonçalves Macedo Doutoranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência Animal pela Universidade Federal do Pará, UFPA Campus Castanhal, Pará, Brasil
  • Luciano Ramos de Medeiros Mestre em Desenvolvimento Rural e Gestão de Empreendimentos Agroalimentares pelo Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Pará, IFPA Campus Castanhal, Pará, Brasil
  • Carlos Alberto Martins Cordeiro Professor da Universidade Federal do Pará, UFPA Campus Bragança, Pará, Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22256/PUBVET.V11N4.320-326

Keywords:

Protein, amazonian, crustacean

Abstract

The objective of this work was to describe the profile of the sellers and the commercialization during the sale of the Amazonian shrimp (Macrobrachium amazonicum, Heller, 1862) at the Breves fair, located in Marajó Island, Pará State, Brazil. The survey was conducted in September 2016 in five points. A semi-structured questionnaire was applied with questions about: gender, age, naturalness, marital status, schooling level, working time with shrimp, main income activity, as well as shrimp trade, sale sizes of the animals, origin of this crustacean among other relevant data to draw the profile. It is evidenced the predominance of males and married men, where the majority is natural of Breves. Many have only incomplete elementary education and market fresh and salty shrimp, being sold in three sizes: small, medium and large. The sale in the free fair of Breves in the Amazon, has a great potential of growth to strengthen the local economy with the sale of Macrobrachium amazonicum.

Published

2017-03-24

Issue

Section

Agronegócio

How to Cite

The trade of the Amazonian shrimp (Macrobrachium amazonicum) in the city of Breves – Pará – Brazil. (2017). Pubvet, 11(04). https://doi.org/10.22256/PUBVET.V11N4.320-326

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