A Lagoa Imboacica: proposta de criação de uma unidade de conservação como estratégia de proteção adicional do ecossistema Imboacica Lagoon: proposal of Conservation Unity as additional strategy of environmental protection

Imboacica Lagoon is an ecosystem heavily impacted by economic growth driven by oil and gas industry. These impacts, such as disordered land occupation, dilution of untreated domestic sewage and industrial effluents without proper monitoring can be perceived throughout the water body. Despite of its many environmental problems, this ecosystem has outstanding scenic beauty and its ecological importance has been exhaustively studied, regarding its actual and possible uses, among which fishing can be