The decision, by the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture (MPA) and the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MMA), was based on a technical note from the National Sanitary Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) that indicated no danger to the consumption of fish.
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Fishing activities were suspended following the rupture of the Fundão dam in Mariana (MG) due to the potential contamination of fish, mollusks, and crustaceans.
The text provided is incomplete, so here is the translation based on what was given: "The article:"Portaria No. 75/2026Establishes that professional fishing activity in the designated area must be carried out by properly licensed fishermen and vessels, as required by legislation.The fisheries management in the region does not alter the payment of the Income Transfer Program (PTR).
"Norms in force regarding closed seasons, fishing restriction areas, protected species, minimum catch sizes, permitted modalities, equipment used, and measures to reduce incidental catch must also be observed," said the MPA.
Monitoring will be the responsibility of the competent authorities. Additionally, the resumption of fishing activities will be accompanied by an Integrated Action Plan, coordinated by the MPA and MMA, in collaboration with other competent agencies, including the Ministry of Health (MS), Anvisa, and participatory management instances.
The plan includes implementation, monitoring, and evaluation measures for fishing activities. It can be updated based on monitoring results, technical and scientific information, and the participation of fishing communities.
Breach
Fishing activity was suspended in 2016 for an undetermined period, following a decision by the Justice of Espírito Santo in response to a request from the Federal Public Ministry (MPF).
The agency pointed to the lack of conclusive studies on the contamination of fish, mollusks, and crustaceans living in the region, due to the discharges from the Fundão dam, owned by Samarco, which broke on November 5, 2015, in Mariana (MG).
The text: "O 17º Festival Internacional de Cinema de Rio de Janeiro, um dos eventos culturais mais importantes do Brasil, está programado para acontecer entre 1 e 11 de setembro."The rupture discharged approximately 40 to 55 million9 million cubic meters of iron mine tailings contaminated the entire Doce River Basin. The tailings buried the districts of Bento Rodrigues and Paracatu de Baixo, and 19 people died.
Technical Note
The technical note with environmental monitoring data and fishing activity produced by Anvisa indicated that there is no presence of lead and mercury above the maximum tolerable limit, defined in national and international standards, in freshwater, marine, and mangrove regions.
For copper, chromium, iron, nickel, manganese, and zinc, the detected presence is average.
The MPA also reported that the water and sediments of the Doce River are continuously monitored by the Systematic Quali-quantitative Water and Sediment Monitoring Program (PMQQS), and no non-compliance alerts have been reported by the program.
The ministry also stated that the authorization of fishing activities does not replace or waive the obligations of repair, recovery, and monitoring provided for in the court agreement related to the dam breach.