Angola · Spearfishing zone
Namibe Partial Reserve (coastal zone)
What this zone is
Overview
How spearfishing is treated at Namibe Partial Reserve (coastal zone).
IUCN Category IV partial reserve in Namibe Province, ~4,450 km², lying immediately north of Iona National Park and separated from it by a strip of occupied land along the Curoca River. Its western boundary is formed by the Atlantic coastline between the mouth of the River Bero and the Foz do Rio Curoca. As a protected area its coastal zone is conservation land where fishing/extraction is restricted; this stretch is adjacent to the area earmarked for Angola's first marine protected area. Coordinate is the reserve centroid given by Protected Planet/Wikipedia.
On the coast
Location
Approximate reference point for this zone. See the full picture on the interactive map.
15.7660°S, 12.4020°E
View on the mapSource
This zone is documented in the official source below.
Before you dive
License for Angola
Whether you need a license to spearfish here, and how to get one.
Obtained from the competent body of the Ministry of Fisheries (Ministério das Pescas), which may delegate to the competent provincial body. Competition spearfishers must additionally hold a special licence, a medical fitness certificate from the Centro de Medicina Desportiva de Angola, and pass an examination before a three-member jury (two from the Port Captaincy, one from the Angolan Sports Fishing Association).
Get your licenseOpens the official portal · lex.ao