Law No. 0611 creating the Amapá Fisheries Agency (PESCAP). Country/Territory Brazil Territorial subdivision Amapá Document type Legislation Date 2001 (2007) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Institution Marine fisheries Inland fisheries Aquaculture Mariculture Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Geographical area Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on the day of its publication. Abstract This Law, consisting of 9 articles and one Annex, creates the Amapá Fisheries Agency (PESCAP). It establishes composition, duties and responsibilities of PESCAP, as a State authority, with legal personality under public law, linked to the State Secretariat for Rural Development, with administrative and financial autonomy, headquarters and jurisdiction in the Macapá Region. PESCAP has the purpose to implement a state policy aimed at supporting the development of artisanal and industrial fishing activities, aquaculture and other related activities specified in the text. Full text Portuguese Website www.al.ap.gov.br