ABSTRACT
The social organization of production in Brazil’s fishing and agriculture enterprises can be examined to assess aqua-culture development possibilities. Aquaculture should be analyzed as part of the social structure of a community, and lessons from other industries should be considered when the introduction of aquaculture enterprises is contemplated. Aquaculture may be developed by government projects to complement the diet of workers. Capital accumulation based on a mercantile strategy is possible for them because they are paid a share for leasing the gear. The capital required for the development of high-technology aquaculture by private companies is so great that multinational corporations are likely to be more able to provide it than are investors within the country. An analysis of social organizations for production which use non-salaried rewards for labor provides insights into alternatives to capitalist organization. Enterprises have sometimes avoided the middleman problem by integrating industrial processing and agricultural production.
