Can the Ucides cordatus Fishing and the Crassostrea gasar Creation on the Amazon Coast Make up the Curriculum of Rural Schools

The fishing and ostreiculture activities practiced in the coast of the Eastern Amazon in the state of Para, Brazil, became important to be inserted in rural education. Thus, this literature review aimed to realize a brief theoretical discussion about the important aspects of rural education in promoting the development of fishing and osteiculture. For the accomplishment of the literary research it was sought to explain the definition in education; rural education and valorization of the rural environment; environmental education as a transversal theme; fishing and aquaculture as a teaching strategy; considerations of fishing and ostreiculture; challenges and perspectives of the teaching of fishing and aquaculture in education; and booklet as a pedagogical tool in education. In conclusion, the use of fishing and ostreiculture as a strategy for rural schools through environmental education is important to foster fishing activity in communities, as well as the sustainable use of natural resources.