Angola · Spearfishing zone
Quiçama (Kissama) National Park (coastal zone)
What this zone is
Overview
How spearfishing is treated at Quiçama (Kissama) National Park (coastal zone).
Angola's only fully functioning national park, in Bengo/Cuanza Sul, ~70 km south of Luanda. Its western boundary runs along about 120 km of Atlantic coast, bounded to the north by the estuary of the Cuanza River and to the south by the Longa River. As a national park, extractive/fishing activity along its coast is restricted; spearfishing is not permitted within the conservation area without park authorisation. Coordinate is a representative point on the park's mid-coast (the interior park centroid is ~9.75°S, 13.58°E).
On the coast
Location
Approximate reference point for this zone. See the full picture on the interactive map.
9.8000°S, 13.3000°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