Decree No. 65.774 approving the management plan for the Southern Coast Marine Environmental Protection Area, created by Decree No. 53.527.

This Decree approves the management plan for the Southern Coast Marine Environmental Protection Area (APA-Sul), created by Decree No. 53.527 of 8 October 2008. This management plan aims at managing the conservation unit for sustainable use, with a total area of approximately 368.742,53 hectares and managed by the Foundation for Forest Conservation and Production of the State of São Paulo (Fundação para a Conservação e a Produção Florestal do Estado de São Paulo - Fundação Florestal). Annexes I to V, as follows: Annex I, general and specific objectives of the APA-Sul, its zoning and rules governing the use and management of the conservation unit; Annex II, graphic representation of the areas and zones of the conservation unit; Annex III, glossary of terms used in this decree; Annex IV, list of tourist activities classified according to the degree of intensity; Annex V, activities allowed in the areas of the conservation unit. The objectives of the APA-Sul are: I – protect, order, guarantee and discipline the rational use of the region's environmental resources, including water; II – organize recreational tourism and research and fishing activities; III – promote sustainable development in the region.