SCENIC ART FOR SHARK CONSERVATION AND OCEAN HEALTH ALERT

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This interdisciplinary research has the playful art as a tool to raise awareness about the conservation of sharks and the environmental health of the Ocean, in addition to the search for the demystification of some concepts bringing to light the biological and ecological importance that this emblematic group represents for the natural balance of the Blue Planet. In the months of June and July 2018 at the visiting aquarium in Paraíba, a space for the propagation of non-formal environmental education, it was sought through the theatrical play "Swimming in Safety, a Sea of Hope" to apply the way of doing and teaching the concepts of sustainability and environmental preservation since the choice of the team, the actors and scenographic materials. Through exploratory and participant research, photographic and video records, we investigated the reactions of the audience before, during and after the play. The evaluation process was permanent in order to make constant improvements. The play tried to highlight not only information about the characteristics and importance of preserving sharks, but also the main threats such as the practice of finning, which through a plot between the pirate and the shark and the echinoderms, it was possible to explain the defence systems that each being has, all of which are important, showing that sharks are worth much more alive than dead. The expertise and performance of artistic activities such as juggling, magic and balance contributed to the success of the play. The results prove that this type of multidisciplinary experience, which promotes learning through enchantment, should be encouraged because it will certainly constitute a basis for future attitudes, especially in children, since they will feel encouraged to protect nature, according to the premises of the Decade of Oceanic Science and Ecological Restoration.

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Karina Massei

Post-doctoral student at the Ecology and Environmental Monitoring Program of the Federal University of Paraíba (PPGEMA/UFPB). Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences, UFPB. President of InPact – Research and Action Institute

Carlos Alberto Isaza Valencia

Master in Development and Environment (PRODEMA/UFPB)

Ana Carolina Assis Sampaio

Master's student in Administration in Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE).

Rogério dos Santos Ferreira

PhD in Geography (Federal University of Paraiba). Specialist in Environmental Policies (lEEB). Master in Environmental Management (PRODEMA/UFPB).

Christinne Costa Eloy

PhD student in Science Communication at the University of Porto. Professor of Zoology, Federal Institute of Paraíba, Brazil.

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2021-12-30

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Massei, K., Valencia , C. A. I. ., Sampaio, A. C. A. ., Ferreira, R. dos S. ., & Eloy, C. C. . (2021). SCENIC ART FOR SHARK CONSERVATION AND OCEAN HEALTH ALERT. Environmental Smoke, 4(3), 36–44. https://doi.org/10.32435/envsmoke.20214336-44

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