Cooperative of Native Women from Arraial do Cabo is benefited with tricycles by the Fishing Activity Compensation Plan (PCAP)
Women from the artisanal fishing community of Arraial do Cabo gained reinforcements in their routine through new equipment for the cooperative, inputs for processing fish and tricycles last Monday (20/6). These actions are part of the Fishing Activity Compensation Plan (PCAP), required by the federal environmental licensing conducted by Ibama, for Petrobras projects in the Campos Basin.
The Cooperative of Native Women of Arraial do Cabo, in Praia Grande, has been receiving, since September 2021, materials and equipment to process fish and support the group's routine. The highlight this month are the tricycles: one powered by combustion and the other electric, which can also be recharged with solar energy.
"The tricycles will help increase the clientele because we can sell to other cities as well, keeping the fish in a thermally insulated trunk. The Individual Protection Equipment, like gloves and disposable aprons, are making all the difference because we use them a lot”, details Margareth Julião, a cooperative member who has been working in the activity for 45 years, following the tradition of several generations of her family.
Plan aims to compensate fishing communities for temporary restriction on fishing
In the last 10 years, the PCAP has completed several compensations, such as: purchase of real estate and renovation of physical installations at the headquarters of fishing entities (colonies), construction of an auditorium, acquisition of furniture, radio base for maritime communication, dredging raft, salvage equipment, professional training courses, equipment and various inputs for processing fish, among others.
The plan aims to compensate fishing communities for temporarily restricting fishing in certain areas necessary for carrying out some of the company's activities, such as seismic and drilling. Currently, the PCAP is being carried out in the municipalities of Arraial do Cabo, Armação dos Búzios and São João da Barra. Over these 10 years, he has also worked in the municipalities of São Francisco de Itabapoana, São João da Barra, Campos dos Goytacazes, Quissamã, Macaé and Casimiro de Abreu/Tamoios (2nd district of Cabo Frio).
