2022-12-042022-12-042021https://repositorioacademico.universidadebrasil.edu.br/handle/123456789/500A major challenge of the current society of the 21st century is the search for conciliation between guaranteeing an ecologically balanced environment and the exploitation of economic activity, such as aquaculture. Thus, the objective of this work was to address the issue of environmental licensing in aquaculture: the balance between environmental protection and the activity of aquaculture, under the bias of constitutional guarantees of the intergenerational right to an ecologically balanced environment; the free exercise of any work, craft or profession and the valuation of human work, as a way to ensure the dignified existence of the fish farmer, according to the dictates of social justice, in order to reconcile these guarantees that limit potentially polluting activities, with the need socio-economic status of aquaculturists for family subsistence. Furthermore, it is certain that the bureaucratization of the environmental licensing institute ends up, on several occasions, harming the small producer, as the operational and legislative difficulties make the aquaculture's low economic power prove to be an impediment to obtaining environmental licenses. The methodology used was supported by a literature review and relevant specific legislation, in addition to Brazilian jurisprudence. The research was qualitative and quantitative. The study site focused on the entire State of São Paulo. One of the possible solutions reached is the application of the Environmental Licensing Booklet, in order to optimize the production of fish and the protection of the environment.PDFpt-BRopenAccessAtividade econômicaLegislaçãoPisciculturaPoluiçãoProteção ambientalmasterThesisCB