Law No. 13.497 creating the State Policy on Fisheries and Aquaculture Development within the State of Ceará. Pays/Territoire Brésil Sous-division territoriale Ceará Type du document Date 2004 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Pêche Mot clé Aquaculture Gestion et conservation des pêches Pêche artisanale Engins de pêche/méthodes de pêche Mariculture Pêche maritime Pêche non-commerciale Infractions/sanctions Biodiversité Autorisation de pêche Aire géographique Amazone, Amériques, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, AMERIQUE LATINE ET CARAIBES FAO, Atlantique nord, Amérique du Sud, Atlantique sud Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on the day of its publication. Résumé This Law, consisting of 12 Chapters, creates the State Policy on Fisheries and Aquaculture Development and the State System for Fisheries and Aquaculture (SEPAQ) within the State of Ceará. This Law establishes necessary mechanisms to apply the above mentioned Policy which principles are: preservation and conservation of biodiversity; fulfilment of social and economic functions for fisheries and aquaculture activity; rational exploitation of fisheries resources; precaution attitude aiming to biosecurity, as an assumption for proceeding for the introduction of genetically modified organisms or exotic species; sustainable development, characterized by ecological prudence, social equity and economic efficiency; prevention on genetic material traffic; integrated action for the development of this sector. Texte intégral Portugais Site web www.al.ce.gov.br