Order No. 8/96 regulating fishing activity within Amazon River basin. Pays/Territoire Brésil Sous-division territoriale Amapá Type du document Règlement Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Photocopy, 2 pp. Sujet Pêche Mot clé Pêche continentale Engins de pêche/méthodes de pêche Zone de pêche protégée Pêche artisanale Taille Gestion et conservation des pêches Aire géographique Amazone, Amériques, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Atlantique Nord, Amérique du Sud, Atlantique Sud Bassin Amazon Entry into force notes This Order enters into force on the day of its publication. Résumé 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. Texte intégral Portugais