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Jordan has a single short coastline (~27 km) on the Gulf of Aqaba (Red Sea), administered by the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA). Recreational/amateur fishing from shore and by tourist boats is prohibited, and spearfishing (harpoon hunting by divers) is not permitted along the Aqaba coast. Fishing of all resident species is governed by Instructions No. (Z/1) of 2020 on the regulation of fishing of fish and aquatic life in the Gulf of Aqaba, which lists permitted gear (bait nets, lines and hooks) and bans metal traps (sakhawi) and gill nets (shawarat); spearguns/harpoons are not among the permitted gear. The Aqaba Marine Reserve (Jordan's first marine protected area) bans fishing in all forms within its boundaries. A four-month total closed season (1 January to 30 April) applies each year. There is no marine spearfishing fishery and no recognised recreational spearfishing regime; the dead Sea and inland freshwater bodies have no spearfishing provision either.
Апошняе абнаўленне Студзень 1, 2026
Кіравальная база
- §Instructions No. (Z/1) for the Regulation of Fishing of Fish and Aquatic Life in the Gulf of Aqaba, 2020 (published in the Official Gazette, April 2020; replaced Instructions No. (G/5) of 2006)
- §Agriculture Law of Jordan (Law No. 13 of 2015, as amended)
- §Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority Law (ASEZA mandate over the Aqaba coast and marine environment)
- §Aqaba Marine Reserve regulatory framework and Management Plan 2022-2026 (Jordan National Protected Areas network)
- Патрабуецца ліцэнзія
- Патрабуецца
- Ружо
- Забаронена
- Аквалангінг
- Забаронена
- Замежнікі
- Не дазволена
Закон, дакладна
Прававыя тэксты
Дакладныя заканадаўчыя і нарматыўныя палажэнні, якія рэгулююць падводную паляванне тут, працытаваныя ў апублікаваным выглядзе, са спасылкай на кожную афіцыйную крыніцу.
Prohibition of metal traps and gill nets on licensed fishing boats (Aqaba)
ASEZA official announcement applying Instructions No. (Z/1) of 2020 on the regulation of fishing in the Gulf of Aqaba
يمنع حمل الأفخاخ المعدنية ( السخاوي ) والشباك الخيشومية ( الشوارات )
Prohibition of all fishing by tourist and glass-bottom boats (Aqaba)
ASEZA official announcement applying Instructions No. (Z/1) of 2020 on the regulation of fishing in the Gulf of Aqaba
يمنع ممارسة الصيد اطلاقاً من قبل القوارب السياحية وذات القاع الزجاجي
Prohibition of amateur and visitor fishing from the shore (Aqaba)
ASEZA official announcement applying Instructions No. (Z/1) of 2020 on the regulation of fishing in the Gulf of Aqaba
يمنع الصيد إطلاقاً من قبل الهواة والزوار عن طريق الشاطئ
Annual four-month suspension of all forms of fishing in the Gulf of Aqaba (2026 season)
ASEZA decision based on Instructions No. (Z/1) of 2020 on the regulation of fishing of fish and aquatic life in the Gulf of Aqaba
أعلنت سلطة منطقة العقبة الاقتصادية الخاصة عن وقف الصيد بمختلف أشكاله، الاحترافي والترفيهي، اعتباراً من صباح اليوم الخميس الموافق 1 كانون الثاني 2026، ولغاية مساء يوم الخميس الموافق 30 نيسان 2026 ... ويستند وقف الصيد إلى تعليمات تنظيم صيد الأسماك والأحياء المائية في خليج العقبة رقم (ز/1) لسنة 2020. ويمنع القرار صيد كافة أنواع الأسماك المتوطنة سواء من المياه الشاطئية أو العميقة، بينما يُسمح للصيادين المرخصين بصيد الأسماك المهاجرة فقط مثل التونا والفرس.
Definition of 'fishing' under Instructions No. (Z/1) of 2020
Instructions No. (Z/1) for the Regulation of Fishing of Fish and Aquatic Life in the Gulf of Aqaba, 2020
الصيد: عملية جمع الأسماك بمختلف أنواعها وأحجامها من البحر
Калі можна нырнуць
Сезоны і часовыя абмежаванні
Закрытыя, адкрытыя і абмежаваныя перыяды на працягу года. Заўсёды пацвярджайце закрыццё відаў мясцова.
- ЗакрытаAll resident (non-migratory) fish species in the Gulf of Aqaba; all forms of fishing (professional and recreational), from shore and deep waterСіч 1 – Кра 30
Annual four-month total fishing ban applied by ASEZA each year (in force for the 2026 season for the 4th consecutive year, 1 January to 30 April 2026) under Instructions No. (Z/1) of 2020, to protect resident fish stocks during their spawning and egg-laying period. During the closure only licensed fishers may catch migratory species (tuna varieties and horse mackerel/kingfish, 'al-faras').
Дазвол на рыбалку
Ліцэнзія
Што трэба для дапуску ў ваду, колькі гэта каштуе і як яго атрымаць.
Through the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) under Instructions No. (Z/1) of 2020; licences authorise boat operation and/or fishing with permitted gear only. Spearfishing is not a licensable activity.
Атрымаць ліцэнзіюАдчыняе афіцыйны партал · aseza.jo
- Тып
- Fishing licence issued by ASEZA / Ministry of Agriculture for the Gulf of Aqaba (professional and recreational categories); no recreational spearfishing licence exists.
- Кошт
- unknown
- Тэрмін дзеяння
- unknown
- Як атрымаць
- Through the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) under Instructions No. (Z/1) of 2020; licences authorise boat operation and/or fishing with permitted gear only. Spearfishing is not a licensable activity.
- Орган улады
- Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA)
Амуніцыя і тэхніка
Правілы абсталявання
Якая амуніцыя дазволена, як яна можа выкарыстоўвацца і якія ўмовы прыкладаюцца.
Абмежаванні
- Harpoon/speargun hunting by divers is not a permitted fishing method in the Gulf of Aqaba
- Metal traps (sakhawi) prohibited on licensed boats
- Gill nets (shawarat) prohibited on licensed boats
- Only nets designated for bait collection, plus lines and hooks, are permitted gear
- Net fishing on/over coral reefs is banned
Permitted fishing is limited to lines, hooks and bait-collection nets for licensed fishers targeting migratory species; spearguns and harpoons are not listed among permitted gear. Within the Aqaba Marine Reserve all fishing is prohibited regardless of gear.
Што дазволена браць
Ліміты ўлову і ахоўныя віды
Дзённыя квоты, мінімальныя памеры і віды, якіх нельга браць ніколі.
Дзённы ліміт
unknown
Ахоўныя віды — не браць
- АхоўныAll resident (endemic) Gulf of Aqaba fish species during the 1 January - 30 April closed season
- АхоўныCorals and reef-associated organisms (protected within the Aqaba Marine Reserve)
During the annual closed season only migratory species (tuna varieties such as skipjack/yellowfin/bigeye and horse mackerel / kingfish 'al-faras') may be taken by licensed fishers. No published numeric daily bag or minimum-size limits were retrievable from official sources.
Хто можа рыбачыць
Наведвальнікі і жыхары
Як правілы адрозніваюцца для замежных наведвальнікаў і мясцовых жыхароў.
Замежныя наведвальнікі
Не дазволенаАбмежаванні
- Amateur/visitor (tourist) fishing from shore is prohibited for everyone, including foreigners
- Spearfishing/harpoon hunting by divers is not permitted for visitors
Tourists and visitors cannot fish from the shore or from tourist/glass-bottom boats, and spearfishing is not an allowed activity. Dive tourism is reef-conservation oriented; operators state harpoon hunting is not done in Aqaba.
Жыхары
ASEZA professional or recreational fishing licence (Gulf of Aqaba)
Патрабаванні
- Hold a valid ASEZA/Ministry of Agriculture fishing licence
- Use only permitted gear (lines, hooks, bait-collection nets)
- Observe the annual 1 January - 30 April closure (only migratory species permitted)
Перавагі
- Licensed fishers who comply with the closed-season suspension receive monthly compensation of 400 Jordanian Dinars during the closure period (announced for the 2026 season)
Recreational and professional categories exist for residents; spearfishing is not a licensable category for residents either.
Дзе на ўзбярэжжы
Дазволеныя і забароненыя зоны
Назваія раёны, адкрытыя або закрытыя для падводнай паляванні. Паглядзіце поўную карціну на інтэрактыўнай карце.
Забароненыя раёны
- Aqaba Marine Reserve (Aqaba Marine Park)marine reserve
Jordan's first marine protected area, managed by ASEZA. Runs along roughly 7 km of the eastern shore near the head of the Gulf of Aqaba, from the southern boundary of the Passenger Port (north) to the southern boundary of the Royal Diving Club (south); marine boundary extends ~350 m west of the shoreline and the land boundary ~50 m east. Fishing is prohibited in all forms within its boundaries: 'Do not fish in any form.' Spearfishing/harpoon hunting by divers is not permitted.
- Gulf of Aqaba (entire Jordanian coast)regulated coastal fishing zone
Across the whole Jordanian Aqaba coast, amateur/visitor shore fishing and fishing by tourist and glass-bottom boats are prohibited, and harpoon/spearfishing by divers is not an allowed method; only licensed line-and-hook and bait-net fishing for migratory species is permitted outside the protected reserve, subject to the annual closed season.
Умовы на вадзе
Жывыя ўмовы
Жывая марская і метэаралагічная здымка каля прыбярэжнага кантрольнага пункта ў Jordan, ад Open-Meteo. Умовы вар'іруюцца ўздоўж узбярэжжа — лічыце паказальнікамі.
Жывыя марскія ўмовы і надвор'е каля Aqaba Marine Reserve (Aqaba Marine Park).
Да каго звярнуцца
Органы ўлады
Афіцыйныя органы, адказныя за рыбалоўства і ліцэнзіраванне.
Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) - Commissioner of Environment and Public Safety
maritime/coastal regulatory authority; manager of the Aqaba Marine Reserve
aseza.joAqaba, JordanMinistry of Agriculture of Jordan
fisheries authority (issued Instructions No. (Z/1) of 2020 under the Agriculture Law)
moa.gov.joAmman, JordanRoyal Marine Conservation Society of Jordan (JREDS)
marine conservation NGO (consultative partner on Aqaba fishing regulations)
jreds.orgJordan
Адкуль гэта
Крыніцы
Кожная заява на гэтай старонцы адсочваецца да адной з гэтых крыніц.
- [01]
Aqaba Marine Reserve - ASEZA official page (prohibited activities, boundaries)
Афіцыйнаяaseza.joДоступ атрыманы Чэр 14 - [02]
ASEZA official announcement - four-month fishing ban in the Gulf of Aqaba (gear prohibitions, shore/tourist-boat fishing ban)
Афіцыйнаяaseza.joДоступ атрыманы Чэр 14 - [03]
ASEZA official announcement - application of the 2020 fishing regulation instructions
Афіцыйнаяaseza.joДоступ атрыманы Чэр 14 - [04]
Instructions No. (Z/1) of 2020 on the regulation of fishing of fish and aquatic life in the Gulf of Aqaba (Qistas legal database)
Афіцыйнаяqistas.comДоступ атрыманы Чэр 14 - [05]
Al-Mamlaka TV - ASEZA suspends fishing in the Gulf of Aqaba until end of April 2026 (2026 closed season, legal basis, compensation)
Другаснаяalmamlakatv.comДоступ атрыманы Чэр 14 - [06]
Hanns Seidel Foundation Jordan - New Fishing Regulations for the Gulf of Aqaba (2020 instructions replacing 2006, Official Gazette April 2020)
Другаснаяjordan.hss.deДоступ атрыманы Чэр 14 - [07]
Arab Divers - Deep Fishing in Aqaba (states harpoon/diver spearfishing not done; fishing forbidden in Aqaba Marine Park)
communityarabdivers.joДоступ атрыманы Чэр 14 - [08]
Wikipedia - Aqaba Marine Reserve (coordinates, managing authority, area)
Другаснаяen.wikipedia.orgДоступ атрыманы Чэр 14 - [09]
Jordan Times - ASEZA implements four-month fishing suspension for environmental conservation
Другаснаяjordantimes.comДоступ атрыманы Чэр 14
Заўвагі даследчыка
Jordan's only marine coast is ~27 km on the Gulf of Aqaba (Red Sea), governed by ASEZA. No recreational spearfishing regime exists: amateur/visitor shore fishing and tourist/glass-bottom-boat fishing are banned, harpoon hunting by divers is not a permitted method, and all fishing is banned inside the Aqaba Marine Reserve. The primary instrument is Instructions No. (Z/1) of 2020 (Official Gazette, April 2020), issued under the Agriculture Law and replacing Instructions No. (G/5) of 2006; an annual 1 Jan - 30 Apr total closure applies (in force for 2026, the 4th consecutive year). Verbatim Arabic provisions on banned gear (metal traps 'sakhawi', gill nets 'shawarat'), the shore/tourist-boat fishing ban, and the closure were captured from the official ASEZA announcement. The full article-by-article text of Instructions No. (Z/1) (e.g. an explicit named spearfishing prohibition) is paywalled on the Qistas legal database; only the title, definitions (Article 2) and committee article (Article 3) were publicly retrievable, so the 'no spearfishing' conclusion rests on (a) only lines/hooks/bait-nets being permitted gear, (b) the total amateur/shore fishing ban, (c) the all-forms fishing ban in the marine reserve, and (d) dive-operator confirmation - rather than on a single verbatim 'spearfishing prohibited' clause. data_confidence set to medium for this reason. Freshwater/inland (e.g. Dead Sea, dams) has no spearfishing provision and no fishery of relevance. Numeric bag/size limits and licence cost were not retrievable from official sources and are marked unknown.
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