Paraguay
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Paraguay is a landlocked country, so all spearfishing would be freshwater (rivers, lakes, lagoons, reservoirs). National law (Ley Nº 3.556/08 de Pesca y Acuicultura) does not specifically name spearfishing (pesca subacuática/submarina), but it strictly defines the only permitted gear for recreational ('sport') fishing as hooks and lines or a rod with/without reel ('anzuelos y liñadas o caña con o sin reel'). Spearguns/harpoons are therefore not among the authorised sport-fishing methods, and the law generally prohibits non-selective and destructive fishing arts. Commercial sale of catch is forbidden under a sport licence. In practice recreational spearfishing is not a recognised or permitted modality in Paraguay. An annual, non-transferable fishing licence issued by MADES is mandatory for any sport fishing, and a nationwide closed season (veda) suspends all sport and commercial fishing for several weeks each year (typically early November to late December/January).
Sidst opdateret November 2, 2025
Overordnet lovramme
- §Ley Nº 3.556/2008 ‘De Pesca y Acuicultura’ (7 August 2008)
- §Resolución MADES Nº 463/2024 (veda pesquera 2024–2025)
- §Resolución MADES Nº 523/2025 (veda pesquera 2025–2026)
- Licens påkrævet
- Påkrævet
- Spydpistol
- Forbudt
- Udlændinge
- Velkommen
Loven, ordret
Lovtekster
De præcise lovbestemmelser og reguleringsforskrifter, der regulerer harpunfiskeri her, citeret som offentliggjort, med et link til hver officiel kilde.
Definición de pesca deportiva
Ley Nº 3.556/2008 De Pesca y Acuicultura
La pesca deportiva, será considerada a la actividad pesquera que se realiza con fines de recreación, competición y turístico, y sin fines de lucro
Prohibiciones - artes y métodos de pesca prohibidos
Ley Nº 3.556/2008 De Pesca y Acuicultura
Queda prohibido: ocupar con redes más de la mitad del ancho del cauce principal del río; el uso de trasmallo y espineles flotantes (pato o peine); el uso de ecosonda para la pesca comercial; la construcción o utilización de barreras, empalizadas, muros, estacadas, redes tubo; el empleo de sustancias tóxicas, descargas eléctricas; la utilización de explosivos o de gas con fines de pesca; utilizar aparatos auxiliares de luz artificial con fines de pesca; utilizar hilo de monofilamento para la confección de las redes de pesca; utilizar malla, mallón u otros tipos de redes en todos los riachos, arroyos, lagos.
Otorgamiento de licencias y canon
Ley Nº 3.556/2008 De Pesca y Acuicultura
El otorgamiento de licencias, concesiones y permisos estará sujeto al cumplimiento de los requisitos […] al pago de un canon según la modalidad de pesca […] El canon máximo que podrá establecerse para cada modalidad de pesca será de hasta 20 (veinte) jornales mínimos.
Artes de pesca permitidas para la pesca deportiva
MADES - Dirección de Pesca y Acuicultura (reglamentación de la pesca deportiva, Ley 3.556/08)
Las artes de pesca serán el uso de anzuelos y liñadas o caña con o sin reel.
Hvornår du kan dykke
Sæsoner og tidsbegrænsninger
Lukkede, åbne og begrænsede perioder over året. Bekræft altid artsspecifikke lukkede perioder lokalt.
- LukketAll sport and commercial fishing in national and shared waters (Río Paraná, Río Paraguay, Río Pilcomayo, Río Apa and other water bodies under national jurisdiction)nov 2 – jan 31
Veda pesquera 2025-2026 (Resolución MADES Nº 523/2025). Prohibits sport and commercial fishing, use of fishing gear, and transport/commercialisation of fishery products. Internal waters and waters shared with Argentina: 2 Nov 2025 - 20 Dec 2025; waters shared with Brazil: 2 Nov 2025 - 31 Jan 2026.
- LukketAll sport and commercial fishing in national and shared watersnov 4 – jan 31
Veda pesquera 2024-2025 (Resolución MADES Nº 463/2024). Suspended both commercial and sport fishing. Waters shared with Argentina ended 20 Dec 2024; waters shared with Brazil ended 31 Jan 2025.
Tilladelse til at fiske
Licens
Hvad du skal have for at må være i vandet, hvad det koster, og hvordan du får det.
Obtained from MADES - Dirección de Pesca y Acuicultura, Avenida Madame Lynch Nº 3500, Asunción, or regional offices (Pilar, Ayolas, Ciudad del Este, Encarnación, San Juan, Concepción).
Få din licensÅbner den officielle portal · mades.gov.py
- Type
- Licencia de pesca deportiva (annual, non-transferable)
- Pris
- G. 162,504 (Guaraní); legal maximum canon up to 20 minimum daily wages (jornales mínimos)
- Gyldighed
- 1 year
- Sådan får du licensen
- Obtained from MADES - Dirección de Pesca y Acuicultura, Avenida Madame Lynch Nº 3500, Asunción, or regional offices (Pilar, Ayolas, Ciudad del Este, Encarnación, San Juan, Concepción).
- Myndighed
- Ministerio del Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible (MADES) - Dirección de Pesca y Acuicultura
Udstyr og teknik
Udstyrskrav
Hvilket udstyr er tilladt, hvordan det må bruges, og hvilke betingelser der er knyttet hertil.
Restriktioner
- Only permitted sport-fishing gear is hooks and lines or a rod with/without reel ('anzuelos y liñadas o caña con o sin reel') - spearguns/harpoons are not an authorised method
- Prohibited: toxic substances, electric discharges, explosives or gas (Art. 36, Ley 3.556/08)
- Prohibited: monofilament-thread nets, trasmallo, floating espineles, light-attraction devices, river-barrier structures (Art. 36)
The national law does not explicitly name spearfishing (pesca subacuática/submarina). Because recreational fishing is restricted by regulation to hook-and-line/rod gear, spear/harpoon underwater fishing falls outside the permitted recreational modality and is effectively not allowed.
Hvad du må tage
Fangstbegrænsninger og fredede arter
Daglige kvoter, minimumsstørrelser og arter, der aldrig må fanges.
Dagsgrænse
unknown
Minimumsstørrelser
- Dorado (Salminus brasiliensis)min 75 cm
- Surubí (pintado)min 85 cm
- Surubí atigradomin 80 cm
- Manguruyúmin 100 cm
- Patímin 70 cm
- Pacúmin 45 cm
Minimum total-length sizes reported in Paraguay fishing regulations summaries (secondary source). Commercial sale of fish caught under a sport licence is prohibited; catch may be released or kept for personal consumption only.
Hvem må fiske
Besøgende og fastboende
Hvordan reglerne adskiller sig for udenlandske besøgende og lokale fastboende.
Udenlandske besøgende
TilladtSærlig licens påkrævet
Krav
- Must hold a valid sport fishing licence (licencia de pesca deportiva) issued by MADES
- Must comply with closed-season (veda) periods, permitted gear, and minimum size limits
Restriktioner
- Same gear restrictions apply: only hook-and-line/rod permitted; spearguns/harpoons not authorised
No public source indicates a separate foreigner-specific spearfishing regime; tourism is an explicit purpose of the sport fishing licence. Marine/coastal spearfishing is not applicable (landlocked country).
Fastboende
Licencia de pesca deportiva (same regime as for all sport anglers); subsistence fishing for riverside dwellers (pobladores ribereños) is treated separately under Ley 3.556/08
Krav
- Annual MADES sport fishing licence for recreational fishing
Subsistence fishing by riverside communities is permitted under specific conditions distinct from recreational sport fishing; it is not spearfishing-specific.
Hvem du kan spørge
Myndigheder
De officielle organer, der er ansvarlige for fiskeri og licensudstedelse.
Ministerio del Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible (MADES) - Dirección de Pesca y Acuicultura
environment ministry / fisheries authority
mades.gov.pyAvenida Madame Lynch Nº 3500, Asunción, ParaguayMinisterio de Agricultura y Ganadería (MAG) - Viceministerio de Ganadería
agriculture/livestock ministry (co-application authority under Ley 3.556/08)
Servicio Nacional de Calidad y Salud Animal (SENACSA)
animal quality and health service (co-application authority)
Hvor dette kommer fra
Kilder
Hvert udsagn på denne side kan spores tilbage til én af disse referencer.
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Ley Nº 3556 De Pesca y Acuicultura - full text (Justia Paraguay)
Sekundærparaguay.justia.comTilgået jun 15 - [02]
Ley Nº 3556 / DE PESCA Y ACUICULTURA - BACN (official legislation portal)
Officielbacn.gov.pyTilgået jun 15 - [03]
MADES - Licencia de pesca es documento esencial (permitted gear, license cost)
Officielmades.gov.pyTilgået jun 15 - [04]
MADES - Trámites: Pesca Deportiva
Officielmades.gov.pyTilgået jun 15 - [05]
MADES - Veda pesquera 2024-2025 (Resolución Nº 463/2024)
Officielmades.gov.pyTilgået jun 15 - [06]
Veda Pesquera 2025-2026 - Resolución Nº 523/2025 (RCC, secondary)
Sekundærrcc.com.pyTilgået jun 15 - [07]
Reglamento de pesca en Paraguay 2025: veda, tallas (PescaPro Paraguay, secondary)
Sekundærpescaproparaguay.comTilgået jun 15
Forskernoter
Paraguay is landlocked (no marine coastline); only inland/freshwater fishing exists. National fisheries law (Ley Nº 3.556/2008) does NOT explicitly mention spearfishing, harpoons or pneumatic spearguns ('arpón'/'fusil'/'pesca subacuática'). The conclusion that recreational spearfishing is not permitted is inferred from the MADES regulation that restricts sport-fishing gear to hooks and lines or rod ('anzuelos y liñadas o caña con o sin reel') plus Art. 36 prohibitions on non-selective/destructive methods. No source explicitly authorises or explicitly bans underwater spearfishing by name. The BACN official law page returned HTTP 403 on automated fetch; verbatim article text was therefore captured from the Justia Paraguay reproduction of the same law and cross-checked against MADES summaries. No designated spearfishing zones exist; zones left empty. Daily catch limit not published in consulted sources. Confidence is medium: the legal framework and gear/license/season facts are well sourced, but the spearfishing-specific status is interpretive (absence of explicit provision) rather than a named prohibition.
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