Order No. 8/96 regulating fishing activity within Amazon River basin. Country/Territory Brazil Territorial subdivision Amapá Document type Regulation Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Photocopy, 2 pp. Subject Fisheries Keyword Inland fisheries Fishing gear/fishing method Protected fishing area Artisanal fishing Size Fishery management and conservation Geographical area Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic Basin Amazon Entry into force notes This Order enters into force on the day of its publication. Abstract This Order regulates fishing activity within Amazon River basin and its effluents. It consists of 9 articles establishing the prohibition to perform commercial or professional fishing within the aforementioned river basin. Artisanal fishing is allowed only by using authorized fishing gear (specified in the text). A list showing fish species minimum size, permitted by-catch and other fishing restrictions is attached to Article 4. Performing fishing activity with prohibited gear shall be punished by law. Full text Portuguese