Análisis socioeconómico de la actividad pesquera en la asociación de mariscadores los isleños de puerto bolívar periodo 2015 – 2017

Abstract

Fishing as a work activity since ancient times has been a means of subsisting for man in the world, whether on a large scale as industrial fishing or in low proportion as is artisanal fishing. Among the fishing activities already mentioned one of the most used by small towns and villages of scarce resources is the artisan fishing activity, since this work does not require of many means to be exerted, between these can be used Boats built from simple materials to fiberglass or wooden boats, also known to be made near ports or some places of their own residence.Thanks to the geographical location of Ecuador, it has a great facility to obtain various maritime inputs from which it benefits economically thanks to the commercialization of these products generated by the industrial and artisanal fishing activities. Altogether. In our country, it is estimated that 17,768 people exercise the artisanal fishing activity, which are at provincial level formed by associations and cooperatives with the sole purpose of asserting their rights and executing the obligations that are available. According to data from the Ministry of Agriculture among the provinces that are carried out fishing activities we locate that in the province of El Oro there are about 5,326 people who work in the artisanal fishing, among them 33% of the people are not affiliated In some association and much less are part of cooperatives.The following work aims to analyse certain aspects of the quality of life carried out by artisan fishermen of the Association of Autonomous and Allied shellfish farmers, the islanders of the parish of Puerto Bolívar, Machala Canton, province of El Oro, to Knowing that many of the fishermen's families do not in some way have a decent standard of living as they should, it could be determined that some of the factors that do not allow improvement between them would be a very low level of economic income, the Limited Access to education, the limited areas vacated to do their job and many more. In this virtue, a study was carried out that allows us to determine the socioeconomic impact that has been generated during the period 2015 – 2017, with a method of investigative character thanks to surveys made to the members of this organization, pointing out some Important points such as what type of activity or artisanal fishing activities are inclined to them, the quantity of products that they manage to collect during the work day, made that market is directed their products either to wholesalers as to local sale, if their Income manages to solve the daily expenses of their families, if they receive help from some government entity, also if they have an environmental problem their area of work among other aspects. This work raises what state of socioeconomic level are the families of the fishermen's Association the Islanders, leaving room for future projects that involve these people in improving their lifestyle, either in a sustainable way or innovate their Working methods.