Brazil revises environmental licensing rules for aquaculture
Brazil’s environment council has published rules that classify aquaculture projects by annual production scale and link each size category to a licensing route.
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The National Environment Council (Conama) published Resolution 517/2026 on October 16, updating Brazil’s 2009 aquaculture licensing framework. The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture described the change in a release posted on October 17, saying projects will be classified by production scale.
Under the framework, small projects may qualify for a Licence by Adherence and Commitment, medium projects for a Single Environmental Licence, and large projects for ordinary licensing. The resolution says that raising exotic, nonnative or hybrid species does not by itself change the licensing route; safeguards to prevent escapes and support biosecurity remain part of the rules.
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Aquaculture licensing routes
Size categories and routes described by the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture.
| Small | Licence by Adherence and Commitment (LAC) |
| Medium | Single Environmental Licence (LAU) |
| Large | Ordinary licensing |
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Categorical transcription of the ministry release; no numeric production thresholds have been added.
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