Law No. 9.978 providing for shrimp sustainable development within Rio Grande do Norte State. Pays/Territoire Brésil Sous-division territoriale Rio Grande do Norte Type du document Législation Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Pêche Mot clé Aquaculture Développement agricole Animaux aquatiques Produits de la pêche Hygiène/procédures sanitaires Crustacés Mariculture Gestion et conservation des pêches Pêche maritime Autorisation de pêche Autorisation/permis Aire géographique Amazone, Amériques, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, 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 6 Chapters, provides for shrimp sustainable development within Rio Grande do Norte State. This Law, called "Governor Cortez Pereira", formulated, coordinated and executed from the general rules established by the National Development Policy of Shrimp aims to promote: a sustainable exploitation of natural resources of Rio Grande do Norte by shrimp farming, as an important source of food, employment and income, ensuring the optimization of economic benefits, in harmony with conservation of the environment and surrounding biodiversity; planning, promotion and regulation of marine shrimp farming activity; ecologically sustainable use of ecosystems coastal zones, estuaries, reservoirs, brackish, surface and underground waters; the socioeconomic development of the State, including technological and professional development of technicians and workers involved in shrimp farming activity; support for innovation research aimed at improving their ecological interaction, technical and economic efficiency. The Law is divided as follows: Fishing licences (II); Environmental aspects (III); Crustaceans exploitation requirements (IV); Shrimp farming activity (V); Final provisions (VI). Texte intégral Portugais Site web www.normasbrasil.com.br