Uma lagoa e seus mosaicos: uma história ambiental da Reserva Extrativista Marinha da Lagoa do Jequiá (2001-2023)

Abstract

This study is about the environmental history of the Reserva Extrativista Marinha da Lagoa do Jequiá, in the municipality of Jequiá da Praia – Alagoas/Brazil, between the years of 2001 and 2023, through the composition of sociocultural mosaics. Its structure is based on three formative pillars that we call mosaics: 1. Epistemological Mosaic, which is subdivided into two dimensions: the theoretical or “ecohistorical” and the methodological or indicative; 2. Ecological Mosaic that unfolds over the evolution of human settlement over the last two hundred years in the marine-lagoon environments of the current territory of Jequiá da Praia, in its three poles: Centro de Jequiá, Duas Barras beach’s and the community of Lagoa Azeda and, about the occupation of the “maretório” of the current Remar da Lagoa do Jequiá; 3. Cultural Mosaic, in which we discuss how the different human groups that, over time, inhabit these environments and produce their historical existences and unique culture: traditional and extractive fishing passed between generations, which allows the management of ethnospecies through the adaptation of fishing dynamics and artisanal fishing gear, especially in relation to the fish fauna of Jequiaense. This narrative summarizes an ecologically sustainable and autonomous story that, through its ethno-knowledge, adaptations and (re)creations, contributes to the effective actions of environmental inspection and monitoring bodies, such as IBAMA, IMA and ICMBio. Finally, we aim to highlight how the leading role of these communities in the Resex do Jequiá allows for a unique and renewing look at the dialectic of our world experiences in the relationship between culture and nature.