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Abstract
The objective was to analyze the influence of the Tucuruí dam in the small-scale
fishery performance, developed in its downstream. Assuming that the imbalance of the
Tocantins river had so intense impact over the life of local human communities, affecting their
fishery activity performance, we tried to give an answer to the following question: what is the
influence of the Tucuruí dam, Pará state, on the performance of small-scale fishing developed
in its downstream? Data used are from primary and secondary sources. We used the model
of exploratory factor analysis (EFA), in order to build the performance index of small-scale
fishing (IDPA). The results show that 21% of fishermen have low performance and, 79%,
mid-performance, a fact that points to the difficult situation faced by fishery workers over time.