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Recreational/sport spearfishing with a speargun (arpon) is legal in Ecuadorian jurisdictional waters but is a regulated extractive activity. Under Article 124 of the Ley Organica para el Desarrollo de la Acuicultura y Pesca (2020), sport fishing for marine or freshwater fish in the extractive phase with a harpoon is permitted only with prior authorization and registration before the governing authority (Viceministerio de Acuacultura y Pesca / MAGP). The authority sets gear, species, minimum sizes, areas, seasons and catch limits. In the Galapagos Marine Reserve a far stricter special regime applies: extractive fishing is reserved exclusively to registered local artisanal fishers (PARMA licence, restricted to permanent Galapagos residents), industrial fishing and fishing from tourist vessels are banned, and recreational spearfishing by tourists is not permitted. Directed take of sharks, rays and other elasmobranchs is prohibited nationwide.
Zuletzt aktualisiert Juni 14, 2026
Rechtsrahmen
- §Ley Organica para el Desarrollo de la Acuicultura y Pesca (Registro Oficial Suplemento No. 187, 21 April 2020)
- §Reglamento General a la Ley Organica para el Desarrollo de la Acuicultura y Pesca (Decreto Ejecutivo No. 362, 2022)
- §Ley Organica de Regimen Especial para la Conservacion y Desarrollo Sustentable de la Provincia de Galapagos (LOREG, 2015)
- §Reglamento Especial de la Actividad Pesquera Artesanal en la Reserva Marina de Galapagos
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Gesetzestexte
Die genauen gesetzlichen und behördlichen Bestimmungen, die das Speerfischen hier regeln, wie veröffentlicht zitiert, mit einem Link zu jeder offiziellen Quelle.
Sport or recreational fishing; spearfishing with harpoon requires authorization
Ley Organica para el Desarrollo de la Acuicultura y Pesca (R.O. Suplemento No. 187, 21 April 2020)
Articulo 124.- Pesca deportiva o de recreacion. El ente rector autorizara la actividad de pesca deportiva o recreativa y podra realizarse en las aguas jurisdiccionales ecuatorianas, para lo cual establecera las medidas especificas para su ordenamiento, como son: artes de pesca, especies, tallas minimas de captura, areas, epocas de pesca y limites de captura en coordinacion con otras instituciones del sector publico. [...] La pesca deportiva para peces de agua dulce o marina en fase extractiva con arpon, sera permitida previa autorizacion y registro ante el ente rector. Las normas y demas requisitos para el desarrollo de esta actividad se estableceran en el reglamento de la presente Ley, en concordancia con las normas internacionales expedidas por los organismos competentes de los cuales el Ecuador es miembro.
Recreational/sport fishing inside the National System of Protected Areas
Ley Organica para el Desarrollo de la Acuicultura y Pesca (R.O. Suplemento No. 187, 21 April 2020)
Articulo 127.- Medidas especificas. La pesca recreativa o deportiva podra realizarse en las aguas jurisdiccionales ecuatorianas, para lo cual el ente rector podra establecer medidas especificas para su ordenamiento, en el marco de gobernanza. La Autoridad Ambiental Nacional en coordinacion con las autoridades competentes, regulara las actividades de pesca recreativa o deportiva dentro del Sistema Nacional de Areas Protegidas, de conformidad con los planes de manejo y la zonificacion de cada area y siempre que sean compatibles con sus objetivos de conservacion.
Prohibited fishing methods in the species-reproduction reserve zone
Ley Organica para el Desarrollo de la Acuicultura y Pesca (R.O. Suplemento No. 187, 21 April 2020)
Articulo 103.- Prohibiciones en zona de reserva. En la zona de reserva de reproduccion de las especies bioacuaticas, se prohibe: a) Toda actividad pesquera industrial; b) Operacion extractiva con todo tipo de artes de captura masiva determinados por el ente rector previo informe del Instituto Publico de Investigacion de Acuicultura y Pesca; c) Uso de la red de monofilamento o tambien denominada electronica; d) Uso de mallas larveras; e) Uso de explosivos y compuestos quimicos (naturales o sinteticos), para la captura de los diferentes recursos hidrobiologicos existentes; y, f) Otras que se establezcan en el Reglamento de la presente Ley, sustentado tecnicamente.
National prohibition on directed take of sharks, rays and other elasmobranchs
Ley Organica para el Desarrollo de la Acuicultura y Pesca (R.O. Suplemento No. 187, 21 April 2020)
Articulo 152.- Tiburones y especies afines. Se prohibe la pesca dirigida de tiburones, mantas y otros elasmobranquios que el ente rector determine, asi como, la fabricacion, transporte, importacion, comercializacion de artes de pesca utilizados para capturar estos recursos, la mutilacion de las aletas de tiburon y el descarte de su cuerpo al mar, la importacion, transbordo e internacion de tiburones enteros o aletas de tiburon en cualquier estado de conservacion o procesamiento, aun cuando hayan sido capturados en aguas internacionales.
Galapagos Marine Reserve - artisanal fishing only; ban on fishing from tourist vessels
Reglamento Especial de la Actividad Pesquera Artesanal en la Reserva Marina de Galapagos (consolidated text, FAOLEX ecu112351)
Art. 3.- PESCA ARTESANAL EN GALAPAGOS: Es aquella actividad pesquera destinada a la captura, extraccion y recoleccion de recursos vivos acuaticos, ejercida por pescadores artesanales autorizados y registrados por la DPNG, utilizando metodos, modalidades, aparejos de pesca y embarcaciones artesanales autorizadas o reguladas por este reglamento y cuyo producto se destina al autoconsumo o el uso comercial. En la RMG esta prohibida expresamente la pesca industrial y la pesca desde embarcaciones de turismo, con excepcion de las embarcaciones de turismo con autorizacion para ejercer pesca deportiva. En la RMG esta permitida la pesca de investigacion debidamente justificada y autorizada por la DPNG, en la cual se promovera la participacion del sector pesquero.
Galapagos - underwater (spearfishing/diving) fishing requires DIGMER licence
Reglamento Especial de la Actividad Pesquera Artesanal en la Reserva Marina de Galapagos (consolidated text, FAOLEX ecu112351)
Art. 11.- Es la autorizacion que la DPNG concede al pescador artesanal y al armador pesquero artesanal, para que emprenda actividades de pesca artesanal permitidas por la LOREG, el RG, las disposiciones de este reglamento y el PRMG. La Licencia PARMA en la RMG sera concedida solamente para las actividades de pesca autorizadas, dentro de las zonas, condiciones, temporadas y demas reglas determinadas en este Reglamento y por la AIM, de acuerdo con los estudios tecnicos realizados por la DPNG. Para realizar actividades de pesca submarinas se requerira de una matricula otorgada por la DIGMER que acredite su idoneidad tecnica.
Wann du tauchen darfst
Saisonzeiten & zeitliche Einschränkungen
Schon-, Fang- und eingeschränkte Zeiten über das Jahr. Bestätige artspezifische Schonzeiten stets vor Ort.
- EingeschränktAll extractive fishing including sport spearfishing - species closed seasons (vedas)varies – varies
Under Art. 124 and Art. 125(c), sport/recreational fishers must respect species, areas and seasons (epocas de pesca) set by the governing authority. Ecuador operates species-specific closed seasons (vedas), e.g. for spiny lobster and sea cucumber. Exact dates are fixed by Ministerial Agreement and change periodically; verify current vedas with the Viceministerio de Acuacultura y Pesca before fishing.
Erlaubnis zum Fischen
Lizenz
Was du brauchst, um ins Wasser zu dürfen, was es kostet und wie du es bekommst.
Apply to the Viceministerio de Acuacultura y Pesca / Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganaderia y Pesca (MAGP) for authorization and registration to practice extractive sport fishing with a harpoon (Art. 124). Sport-fishing vessel permits are requested online via the SIAP system (https://siap.aciis.services/acrm/) with cedula/RUC, naval registration, tonnage certificate, safety inspection and proof of payment. In Galapagos, only registered resident artisanal fishers may obtain a PARMA licence from the DPNG plus a DIGMER diving matricula for underwater fishing.
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- Typ
- Prior authorization and registration for sport/recreational spearfishing with harpoon (Art. 124); permiso de pesca para embarcacion deportiva for sport-fishing vessels; PARMA licence + DIGMER matricula for underwater artisanal fishing in Galapagos
- Kosten
- unknown (vessel sport-fishing permit fees per the MAGP/Acuacultura y Pesca tarifario; no fixed published figure for individual harpoon authorization)
- Gültigkeit
- Sport-fishing vessel permit: 1 year
- Wie zu erhalten
- Apply to the Viceministerio de Acuacultura y Pesca / Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganaderia y Pesca (MAGP) for authorization and registration to practice extractive sport fishing with a harpoon (Art. 124). Sport-fishing vessel permits are requested online via the SIAP system (https://siap.aciis.services/acrm/) with cedula/RUC, naval registration, tonnage certificate, safety inspection and proof of payment. In Galapagos, only registered resident artisanal fishers may obtain a PARMA licence from the DPNG plus a DIGMER diving matricula for underwater fishing.
- Behörde
- Viceministerio de Acuacultura y Pesca, Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganaderia y Pesca (MAGP); Direccion del Parque Nacional Galapagos (DPNG) for Galapagos
Ausrüstung & Technik
Ausrüstungsregeln
Welche Ausrüstung erlaubt ist, wie sie verwendet werden darf und welche Auflagen gelten.
Einschränkungen
- Harpoon (arpon) spearfishing for marine or freshwater fish in the extractive phase is permitted only with prior authorization and registration before the governing authority (Art. 124).
- Only gear, devices and fishing methods authorized by the governing authority may be used (Art. 125 e).
- Explosives, chemical compounds, mass-capture gear, monofilament/electronic nets and larval nets are prohibited in the reproduction reserve zone (Art. 103).
- In Galapagos, underwater fishing requires a DIGMER matricula certifying technical fitness (Art. 11).
The Ley itself authorizes spearfishing with arpon (Art. 124); detailed technical rules (e.g. scuba vs free-diving, number of spears) are to be set in the implementing Reglamento and Ministerial Agreements, which were not retrieved at the level of harpoon-specific gear detail. Confirm current technical conditions with the Viceministerio de Acuacultura y Pesca.
Was du entnehmen darfst
Fangbeschränkungen & geschützte Arten
Tagesquoten, Mindestmaße und Arten, die niemals entnommen werden dürfen.
Tageslimit
Set by the governing authority per Art. 124 (limites de captura); no single national figure for sport spearfishing was retrieved.
Geschützte Arten — nicht entnehmen
- GeschütztSharks (tiburones) - directed take prohibited (Art. 152)
- GeschütztManta rays (mantas) - directed take prohibited (Art. 152)
- GeschütztOther elasmobranchs determined by the governing authority (Art. 152)
- GeschütztMarine fauna listed under Art. 153 and environmental/CITES instruments
Sport/recreational fishers must catch only permitted species in the zones and periods set by the authority and respect minimum capture sizes (Art. 124, Art. 125 c). Directed take of sharks, rays and other elasmobranchs is prohibited nationwide (Art. 152). Specific minimum sizes and daily bag limits are fixed by Ministerial Agreement and were not retrieved as verbatim figures.
Wer fischen darf
Besucher & Einheimische
Wie sich die Regeln für ausländische Besucher und einheimische Bewohner unterscheiden.
Ausländische Besucher
ErlaubtSonderlizenz erforderlich
Anforderungen
- Obtain prior authorization and registration for extractive harpoon sport fishing from the Viceministerio de Acuacultura y Pesca (Art. 124).
- Sport-fishing typically conducted from authorized sport-fishing vessels holding a permiso de pesca para embarcacion deportiva.
Einschränkungen
- In the Galapagos Marine Reserve, extractive fishing (including the artisanal PARMA licence) is reserved to permanent Galapagos residents only; tourists/foreigners cannot spearfish there.
- Galapagos National Park: fishing only on GNPD-authorized recreational tour boats; recreational spearfishing not permitted.
Nationality is not a stated bar to sport spearfishing on the mainland coast, but the activity is authorization-based; the Galapagos special regime effectively excludes non-resident extractive fishing.
Einheimische
Galapagos: Licencia PARMA (artisanal fishing permit) granted by the DPNG, plus DIGMER diving matricula for underwater fishing; mainland: authorization/registration for sport fishing with harpoon (Art. 124)
Anforderungen
- Galapagos PARMA: be a permanent resident of the Province of Galapagos and affiliated to a legally constituted artisanal fishers' cooperative; appear in the Registry of Artisanal Fishers of Galapagos; hold a DIGMER diving matricula to fish underwater (Arts. 4, 11, 12).
Vergünstigungen
- Galapagos permanent residents (registered artisanal fishers) hold exclusive extractive fishing rights within the Galapagos Marine Reserve.
On the continental coast there is no general residency requirement for sport spearfishing beyond the Art. 124 authorization; in Galapagos extractive fishing is limited to resident artisanal fishers.
Wo an der Küste
Erlaubte & verbotene Zonen
Benannte Gebiete, die für das Speerfischen offen oder gesperrt sind. Das Gesamtbild siehst du auf der interaktiven Karte.
Erlaubte Gebiete
Sport/recreational spearfishing with a harpoon is permitted in Ecuadorian jurisdictional waters (aguas jurisdiccionales ecuatorianas) subject to prior authorization and registration with the governing authority, and to gear/species/size/area/season/catch limits set under Art. 124. Activity inside the species-reproduction reserve zone (1 nautical mile from the low-water line along the continental coast, Art. 102) and the artisanal fishing zone (8 nautical miles, Art. 104) is subject to additional restrictions and bans on industrial and mass-capture gear (Art. 103).
Prior authorization and registration required; comply with authorized gear, permitted species, minimum sizes, designated areas, open seasons and catch limits; respect protected-species bans (sharks/rays/elasmobranchs).
Verbotene Gebiete
- Galapagos Marine Reservemarine reserve
Marine protected area of approximately 143,000 km2 extending 40 nautical miles from the archipelago baseline (plus internal waters). Extractive fishing is reserved exclusively to registered local artisanal fishers (PARMA licence, restricted to permanent Galapagos residents). Industrial fishing and fishing from tourist vessels are banned; recreational spearfishing by tourists/non-residents is not permitted. Underwater (diving) extractive fishing by licensed artisanal fishers additionally requires a DIGMER matricula.
- Galapagos National Parknational park
Galapagos National Park rules: fishing is only permitted on recreational tour boats authorized by the GNPD; motorized aquatic sports, mini-subs and aerial tourism activities are not permitted. Recreational spearfishing is not permitted within the park or the marine reserve.
- Species-reproduction reserve zone (1 nautical mile, continental coast)reproduction reserve zone
Zone from the low-water line along Ecuador's continental coast extending at least 1 nautical mile seaward (Art. 102), set aside for reproduction of hydrobiological species. Industrial fishing, mass-capture gear, monofilament/electronic nets, larval nets, explosives and chemical compounds are prohibited (Art. 103).
Bedingungen auf dem Wasser
Live-Bedingungen
Live-Momentaufnahme von Meer und Wetter nahe einem Küstenreferenzpunkt in Ecuador, von Open-Meteo. Die Bedingungen variieren entlang der Küste — als Richtwert betrachten.
Live-Meer & -Wetter nahe Galapagos Marine Reserve.
Wen man fragt
Behörden
Die offiziellen Stellen, die für Fischerei und Lizenzierung zuständig sind.
Viceministerio de Acuacultura y Pesca (Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganaderia y Pesca - MAGP)
fisheries authority
Subsecretaria de Recursos Pesqueros
fisheries authority
Direccion del Parque Nacional Galapagos (DPNG)
protected area authority
Direccion General de la Marina Mercante (DIGMER) / Armada del Ecuador
maritime authority
Instituto Publico de Investigacion de Acuicultura y Pesca
research institute
Woher das stammt
Quellen
Jede Aussage auf dieser Seite lässt sich auf eine dieser Referenzen zurückführen.
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Ley Organica para el Desarrollo de la Acuicultura y Pesca (R.O. Suplemento No. 187, 21 April 2020) - official gob.ec PDF
Offiziellgob.ecAbgerufen Jun 14 - [02]
Reglamento Especial de la Actividad Pesquera Artesanal en la Reserva Marina de Galapagos (consolidated text)
Offiziellfaolex.fao.orgAbgerufen Jun 14 - [03]
Decreto Ejecutivo No. 362 - Reglamento General a la Ley Organica para el Desarrollo de la Acuicultura y Pesca
Offiziellproduccion.gob.ecAbgerufen Jun 14 - [04]
Solicitud de permiso de pesca para embarcacion deportiva - Guia Oficial de Tramites (gob.ec)
Offiziellgob.ecAbgerufen Jun 14 - [05]
Reserva Marina - Parque Nacional Galapagos (galapagos.gob.ec)
Offiziellgalapagos.gob.ecAbgerufen Jun 14 - [06]
Galapagos National Park Rules - Galapagos Conservancy
Sekundärgalapagos.orgAbgerufen Jun 14
Anmerkungen des Rechercheurs
Recreational spearfishing with a harpoon is explicitly authorized by Article 124 of the 2020 Ley Organica para el Desarrollo de la Acuicultura y Pesca, but only 'previa autorizacion y registro ante el ente rector' (with prior authorization and registration), hence the 'restricted' status. The governing authority (Viceministerio de Acuacultura y Pesca/MAGP) sets gear, species, minimum sizes, areas, seasons and catch limits; detailed harpoon-specific technical rules and exact catch/size figures are delegated to the implementing Reglamento and Ministerial Agreements and were not retrieved as verbatim numeric values. The Galapagos Marine Reserve operates a separate, much stricter special regime (LOREG + artisanal fishing regulation): extractive fishing is exclusive to registered resident artisanal fishers, industrial fishing and fishing from tourist vessels are banned, and recreational spearfishing by tourists is not permitted. Sharks, rays and other elasmobranchs are protected nationwide (Art. 152). All law_texts excerpts are verbatim Spanish from the official gob.ec PDF and the FAOLEX consolidated Galapagos regulation; accents were normalized to ASCII for JSON safety but wording is otherwise unchanged. Closed-season (veda) dates and specific bag/size limits should be verified directly with the Viceministerio de Acuacultura y Pesca before fishing as they change by Ministerial Agreement.
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