IBAMA Order No. 96-N prohibiting trawl-net fishing activity by motor-engine vessels within 10 miles from the Brazilian Territorial Sea. Country/Territory Brazil Territorial subdivision Maranhão Document type Regulation Date 1993 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Marine fisheries Inland fisheries Fishing gear/fishing method Protected fishing area Crustaceans Mesh Fishery management and conservation Aquatic animals Geographical area Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic Entry into force notes This Order enters into force on the day of its publication. Abstract This IBAMA Order, consisting of 5 articles, establishes the prohibition to perform trawl-net fishing activity by motor-engine vessels within 10 miles from the Brazilian Territorial Sea between the estuary of Gurupi River and "Ponta das Canárias" (respectively, 46°06' and 41°49' longitude West, in the State of Maranhão. This Order does not apply for motor-engine vessels with power lower than 10 TAB, exclusively authorized and licensed for shrimp fishing "Xiphopenaeus Kroyeri". Full text Portuguese Website www.ibama.gov.br