This article aims at giving academic visibility to the local knowledge of the artisan fisherwomen of the estuary of River Paraíba in Paraíba State. The estuary complex is essential in the workers´ lives, because of the relations established by the artisan fishing activity and the requirements of social protection related to the territory. The material gathered points issues relative to the absence of protection in the guarantee of rights, specifically as to the requirements for public services and benefits for the populations in the inhabited territory.
Social protection; Territory; Artisan fishing; Environment
