Mauritania
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Mauritania's Maritime Fisheries Code (Loi n° 2015-017 of 29 July 2015) does not name spearfishing / underwater fishing (pêche sous-marine, chasse au harpon) as a distinct, regulated activity. The closest category is 'pêche sportive' (sport fishing), which Article 6 allows only for non-commercial recreational purposes, using gear whose composition and conditions of use are defined by an order (arrêté) of the Minister in charge of fisheries, and only in zones the Minister has designated. No publicly retrievable ministerial order specifically authorising or framing recreational spearfishing was found, so the practical legality is treated as restricted/unclear. General prohibitions apply: use of explosives or toxic substances is banned (Art. 38), and the capture/retention of all marine mammals, marine turtles and all seabird species is prohibited everywhere (Art. 39). The most important coastal areas — the Banc d'Arguin National Park (UNESCO World Heritage, est. 1976) and the Diawling National Park — bar modern/recreational fishing and motorboats; in the Banc d'Arguin only the indigenous Imraguen community may fish, using sail boats and traditional gear. Recreational spearfishing by tourists/foreigners is not documented as a permitted, licensed activity, and the marine national parks effectively prohibit it within their boundaries.
Posljednji put ažurirano Juni 14, 2026
Upravni okvir
- §Loi n° 2015-017 du 29 juillet 2015 portant Code des Pêches Maritimes (Maritime Fisheries Code)
- §Banc d'Arguin National Park regime (national park established 1976; UNESCO World Heritage 1989; Ramsar 1982)
- §Diawling National Park regime (national park established 1991; Ramsar 1994)
- Licenca obavezna
- Obavezno
Zakon, doslovno
Zakonski tekstovi
Tačne zakonske i regulatorne odredbe koje upravljaju podvodnim ribolovom ovdje, citirane kako su objavljene, s linkom ka svakom zvaničnom izvoru.
Types of fishing — sport (recreational) fishing definition and conditions
Loi n° 2015-017 du 29 juillet 2015 portant Code des Pêches Maritimes
Article 6 : La pêche peut avoir pour finalité a) la subsistance ; b) le commerce ; c) l'exploration; d) la recherche scientifique ou technique; e) le sport. [...] La pêche sportive est pratiquée sans but lucratif à des fins récréatives avec un matériel dont la composition et les modalités d'utilisation sont définies par arrêté du ministre chargé des pêches, dans les zones qu'il aura fixées. Les types de pêche peuvent être distingués en fonction des techniques utilisées, des espèces ciblées ou des zones où la pêche est pratiquée. Les types de pêche sont définis par décret pris en Conseil des Ministres sur rapport du Ministre chargé des pêches.
Prohibition of explosives and toxic substances in fishing
Loi n° 2015-017 du 29 juillet 2015 portant Code des Pêches Maritimes
Article 38 : Il est expressément interdit, sauf autorisation spéciale du ministre chargé des pêches, de a) faire usage, dans l'exercice de la pêche, de matières explosives ou de substances toxiques susceptibles d'affaiblir, étourdir, exciter ou tuer des poissons ou de polluer le milieu marin ; b) détenir à bord des navires de pêche des matières et substances mentionnées à l'alinéa précédent.
Protection of certain species (marine mammals, turtles, seabirds)
Loi n° 2015-017 du 29 juillet 2015 portant Code des Pêches Maritimes
Article 39 : Sont interdits en tout temps et en tout lieu, sauf autorisation spéciale du ministre chargé des pêches et à des fins de recherche scientifique ou technique a) la pêche, la capture et la détention de toutes espèces de mammifères marins ; b) la pêche, la capture et la détention des tortues marines ; c) la chasse, la capture, la détention de toutes espèces d'oiseaux marins; d) la pêche, la capture ou la rétention des animaux aquatiques faisant l'objet d'une restriction particulière prévue par les textes en vigueur. La commercialisation des espèces visées aux alinéas ci-dessus est interdite.
Serious offences — fishing in prohibited zones or with prohibited gear/technique
Loi n° 2015-017 du 29 juillet 2015 portant Code des Pêches Maritimes
c) la pêche dans les zones interdites ou avec des engins de pêche ou technique prohibée ; d) la détention à bord le transport ou l'emploi d'explosifs ou autres substances toxiques ou non autorisées, ou de tous moyens ou dispositifs ayant pour effet de réduire l'action sélective des engins de pêche ;
Kada možete roniti
Sezone i vremenska ograničenja
Zatvoreni, otvoreni i ograničeni periodi tokom godine. Uvijek lokalno potvrdite zatvaranja za određene vrste.
Nisu zabilježena sezonska zatvaranja — lokalno provjerite prije ronjenja.
Dozvola za ribolov
Licenca
Šta vam treba da biste imali pravo boraviti u vodi, koliko košta i kako je nabaviti.
Via the Ministry of Fisheries and Maritime Economy (Ministère des Pêches et de l'Économie Maritime); in practice tourist fishing is arranged through licensed charter operators.
Nabavite licencuOtvara zvanični portal · peches.gov.mr
- Vrsta
- Sport fishing ('pêche sportive') is permitted under the Maritime Fisheries Code only with gear and in zones set by ministerial order; no specific recreational spearfishing licence framework was located. General authorisation/concession requirements apply to fishing activity.
- Cijena
- unknown
- Valjanost
- unknown
- Kako nabaviti
- Via the Ministry of Fisheries and Maritime Economy (Ministère des Pêches et de l'Économie Maritime); in practice tourist fishing is arranged through licensed charter operators.
- Nadležni organ
- Ministère des Pêches et de l'Économie Maritime (Ministry of Fisheries and Maritime Economy)
Oprema i tehnika
Pravila o opremi
Koja je oprema dozvoljena, kako se može koristiti i koji su uvjeti.
Ograničenja
- Explosives and toxic substances are prohibited in fishing (Art. 38).
- Sport-fishing gear ('matériel') composition and conditions of use must be defined by ministerial order (arrêté) (Art. 6); no such order specific to spearfishing was located.
The Maritime Fisheries Code (Loi 2015-017) does not explicitly mention spearguns (fusil sous-marin), harpoons (harpon) or scuba; their permissibility for recreational spearfishing is therefore unknown and subject to ministerial regulation and protected-area bans.
Šta možete uzeti
Ograničenja ulova i zaštićene vrste
Dnevne kvote, minimalne veličine i vrste koje se nikada ne smiju uzimati.
Dnevno ograničenje
unknown
Zaštićene vrste — ne uzimajte
- ZaštićenoAll marine mammals (toutes espèces de mammifères marins) — Art. 39
- ZaštićenoMarine turtles (tortues marines) — Art. 39
- ZaštićenoAll seabird species (toutes espèces d'oiseaux marins) — Art. 39
- ZaštićenoAquatic animals subject to specific conservation restrictions under regulations in force — Art. 39
Capture, retention and commercialisation of the species listed in Article 39 are prohibited at all times and in all places, except by special ministerial authorisation for scientific/technical research. Sharks and rays are not officially targetable within the Banc d'Arguin National Park.
Ko može ribariti
Posjetitelji i rezidenti
Kako se pravila razlikuju za strane posjetitelje i lokalne rezidente.
Strani posjetitelji
Ograničenja
- Marine national parks (Banc d'Arguin, Diawling) effectively exclude recreational/foreign spearfishing.
- Foreign fishing vessels operate under a separate authorisation regime under the Fisheries Code.
No specific, documented framework permitting recreational spearfishing by foreigners/tourists was found. Tourist sea fishing in Mauritania is typically arranged via charter operators (rod-and-line); spearfishing by tourists is undocumented and likely impractical/restricted in the main protected coastal areas.
Rezidenti
unknown
Prednosti
- Within the Banc d'Arguin National Park, only the indigenous Imraguen community is authorised to fish, using traditional sail boats and primitive gear (no motorboats).
Subsistence and traditional fishing ('pêche de subsistance') are recognised by Article 6 of the Fisheries Code; this is distinct from recreational spearfishing.
Gdje na obali
Dozvoljene i zabranjene zone
Imenована područja koja su otvorena ili zatvorena za podvodni ribolov. Pogledajte potpunu sliku na interaktivnoj karti.
Zabranjene zone
- Banc d'Arguin National Park (Parc National du Banc d'Arguin)national park / UNESCO World Heritage marine protected area
West Africa's largest marine protected area (~12,000 km2), established 1976, UNESCO World Heritage Site (1989) and Ramsar wetland (1982). Only the indigenous Imraguen community may fish within park boundaries, using relatively primitive techniques and tools; no motorboats are permitted and modern fishing gear is banned. Recreational/sport spearfishing is not permitted.
- Diawling National Park (Parc National du Diawling)national park / Ramsar wetland
National park established 1991 in the Senegal River delta of south-west Mauritania (~16,000 ha), Ramsar wetland (1994), part of a trans-border biosphere reserve. Fishing is regulated and limited to managed sustainable use by local communities; recreational spearfishing is not documented as permitted.
Marine and coastal reserve at the southern tip of the Cap Blanc peninsula near Nouadhibou, protecting the world's largest surviving colony of Mediterranean monk seals (Monachus monachus) and their breeding caves. Known as 'Costa de las Focas' / 'Côte des Phoques'. A sanctuary protecting the breeding caves and surrounding land and sea was created to prohibit fishing nets and prevent disturbance to the seals; recreational spearfishing is not permitted. The seal caves lie on the Mauritanian side of the Cap Blanc peninsula tip.
Coastal/marine nature reserve covering ~12 km2 in the Baie du Lévrier, about 14 km north of Nouadhibou. Officially designated a Nature Reserve by the Mauritanian state in July 2024. It shelters seagrass meadows, maerl beds, sandbanks, rocky islets and over 470 marine and bird species. Unregulated fishing ('pêche non encadrée') is identified as a threat the reserve aims to control; recreational spearfishing is not documented as permitted within the reserve.
Uvjeti na vodi
Živi uvjeti
Živi morski i vremenski snimak blizu obalne referentne tačke u Mauritania, iz Open-Meteo. Uvjeti variraju duž obale — tretirajte kao okvirne.
Živi morski uvjeti i vrijeme blizu Banc d'Arguin National Park (Parc National du Banc d'Arguin).
Koga pitati
Nadležni organi
Zvanična tijela odgovorna za ribarstvo i licenciranje.
Ministère des Pêches et de l'Économie Maritime (Ministry of Fisheries and Maritime Economy)
fisheries authority
peches.gov.mrNouakchott, MauritaniaParc National du Banc d'Arguin (PNBA)
marine protected area authority
pnba.mrNouadhibou / Nouakchott, Mauritania
Odakle ovo dolazi
Izvori
Svaka tvrdnja na ovoj stranici prati se do jedne od ovih referenci.
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Loi n° 2015-017 du 29 juillet 2015 portant Code des Pêches Maritimes (full text PDF, FAOLEX)
Zvaničnofaolex.fao.orgPristupljeno Jun 14 - [02]
ECOLEX record — Loi n° 2015-017 portant code des pêches maritimes
Zvaničnoecolex.orgPristupljeno Jun 14 - [03]
Ministère des Pêches et de l'Économie Maritime de Mauritanie (official site)
Zvaničnopeches.gov.mrPristupljeno Jun 14 - [04]
Banc d'Arguin National Park — Wikipedia (coordinates, area, fishing restrictions, UNESCO/Ramsar status)
Sekundarnoen.wikipedia.orgPristupljeno Jun 14 - [05]
Diawling National Park — Wikipedia (coordinates, area, Ramsar status)
Sekundarnoen.wikipedia.orgPristupljeno Jun 14 - [06]
Mauritania's fishmeal fever ends as government tightens regulation — Mongabay (coastal access/depth restrictions, prohibited methods context)
Sekundarnonews.mongabay.comPristupljeno Jun 14 - [07]
Fishing in Mauritania 2026: Permits, Best Spots, Charters & Costs — fishingworldguide.com (tourism guide; permits via charter/authority)
communityfishingworldguide.comPristupljeno Jun 14
Napomene istraživača
Spearfishing is not addressed as a named activity in Mauritanian law. The Maritime Fisheries Code (Loi 2015-017, Art. 6) only provides a generic 'pêche sportive' (sport fishing) category whose gear and authorised zones must be set by a ministerial order (arrêté) that was not retrievable online; therefore the concrete legality of recreational spearfishing (speargun/harpoon, with or without scuba) is genuinely unclear and is recorded as 'restricted'. Verbatim French text of Articles 6, 38 and 39 and the offences list was extracted directly from the official FAOLEX PDF of the law (pdftotext); a few OCR artifacts in the source PDF were corrected to the obvious standard legal French (e.g. 'à des fins récréatives'). The most relevant coastal areas (Banc d'Arguin and Diawling national parks) bar modern/recreational and motorised fishing, so practical recreational spearfishing access along the prime Mauritanian coast is heavily constrained. data_confidence is 'low' because no spearfishing-specific instrument, no recreational licence schedule, and no closed-season schedule for recreational fishing could be located; only the general framework law and protected-area rules are confirmed. Coordinates for the two national parks come from a secondary source (Wikipedia) and are approximate centroids.
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