Law No. 10.203 establishing a Programme for Management and Protection of Species "Arapaima" within the State of Mato Grosso. Pays/Territoire Brésil Sous-division territoriale Mato Grosso Type du document Législation Date 2014 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Pêche Mot clé Taille Poissons d'eau douce Gestion et conservation des pêches Pêche continentale Re-empoissonnement/repeuplement Biodiversité Aire géographique Amazone, Amériques, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Atlantique Nord, Amérique du Sud, Atlantique Sud Entry into force notes This Law enters into force 60 days after its publication. Résumé This Law, consisting of 4 articles, establishes a Programme for Management and Protection of Species "Arapaima" within the State of Mato Grosso. It provides for protection measures for Arapaima species, through concrete, preventive and repressive actions with the participation of government and civil society organizations. It establishes the implementation of actions that address the protection of the environment; creating a financial and technical incentive programme aimed at breeding the Arapaima species in captivity in order to relieve pressure from fishing; to manage the sustainable exploitation of Arapaima species in captivity, such as food supply, employment, income and leisure, ensuring the sustainable use of water resources and the optimization of economic benefits with the preservation and conservation of environment and biodiversity and the economic development. Texte intégral Portugais Site web www.normasbrasil.com.br