This Order, consisting of 8 articles, establishes the procedures for environmental licensing of Aquaculture Projects in Cage system and other cultivation modalities in waters of the domain of the Union. The aquaculture activity in cage system in inland waters, bays and estuaries of the Paraná State domain shall be permitted provided that they comply with the requirements set forth in the Inter-ministerial Norm No. 6 of 31 May 2004, annexes 1 and 2, and Norm No. 07 of 28 April 2005. Classification of sweet, brackish and salt waters are considered for Environmental Licensing purposes. For projects that basically aim at family exploitation as an income alternative, after a technical and legal evaluation, the IAP will provide an Environmental Authorization, with definite validity time, even if the activity is already in place. Aquaculture and mariculture authorizations for fish, molluscs and crustaceans, located in estuarine and marine waters, will be submitted to the Environmental Licensing process. The criteria for classification of enterprises, will depend on technical analysis of the project. The IAP criteria for aquaculture and mariculture establishments are: a) Water quality that should be monitored constantly; b) Specific legislation on the introduction of alien species; c) Engineering mechanism preventing the escape of fish into the natural environment; d) Species to be cultivated must originate in stations of aquaculture authorized by the State Secretariat of Agriculture and Supply of Paraná (SEAB-PR), and free of parasitic and pathogenic diseases; e) Strategic zoning of each aquaculture infrastructure should be observed.
Brazil · 2005-07-13