Resolution SEDEST No. 053 establishing general fishing rules for the Iguazu River basin and its effluents. Country/Territory Brazil Territorial subdivision Paraná Document type Regulation Date 2019 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Inland fisheries Fishery management and conservation Fishing authorization Freshwater fishes Fishing gear/fishing method Non-commercial fishing Authorization/permit Geographical area Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic Basin Iguazu Entry into force notes This Resolution enters into force on the day of its publication. Abstract This Resolution, consisting of 14 articles and one Annex, establishes general fishing rules for the Iguazu River basin and its effluents. In particular, it prohibits, in this hydrographic basin for commercial and amateur fishing the use of the following fishing gear, equipment and methods: nets, both of trawl of any nature; gillnets, longline and any other item; traps; artificial lighting in underwater fishing, except for research authorized by the competent agency; longlines and hooks; etc. In addition, it prohibits fishing activities for species such as: Surubim do Iguaçu, Monjolo Steindachneridion melanodermatum, Garavello, 2005; Lambari Astyanax gymnogenys (Eigenmann, 1911), provided for in MMA Ordinance No. 445 of 17 December 2014, which was recognized as fish species and aquatic invertebrates of Brazilian fauna threatened with extinction. The Annex specifies the List of Native Species allowed for Amateur Fishing. Full text Portuguese Website www.legislacao.pr.gov.br