Social and Economic Conditions Among Upper Meta River Fisherman. Part 2

摘要

The average fisherman is about 40 years old, supports six dependents, fishes for food fish, and has been fishing 8-9 years. Few, however, depend solely on fishing for their livelihood; 74% are also farmers and 13% are cattlemen. UMR fishermen enjoy a stable and secure living while putting little effort into the fishery. Their mixed type of occupation seems to work well for those who live off the land. If it were decided that the Meta could sustain a more intense fishery, it would be better to encourage people to move there and become farmer-fishermen than to encourage existing fishermen to fish more. Descriptive characteristics of interviews are appended.