Belgium · Spearfishing zone
Vlakte van de Raan marine protected area
What this zone is
Overview
How spearfishing is treated at Vlakte van de Raan marine protected area.
Special area for conservation in the north-eastern Belgian part of the North Sea, adjacent to the Dutch border, re-established as a protected nature reserve by the Royal Decree of 22 May 2019 (marine spatial plan 2020-2026) after an earlier 2008 annulment; protects shallow sandbanks and reefs. Spearfishing has no recreational regime in the Belgian North Sea and the protected-area status reinforces the prohibition. Center point off the Belgian coast near the Dutch frontier (Zeebrugge/Knokke-Heist sector).
On the coast
Location
Approximate reference point for this zone. See the full picture on the interactive map.
51.4402°N, 3.2432°E
View on the mapSource
This zone is documented in the official source below.
Before you dive
License for Belgium
Whether you need a license to spearfish here, and how to get one.
Inland angling permits via the regional authority (Natuur en Bos for Flanders; Service public de Wallonie for Wallonia). No mechanism exists to license spearfishing.
Get your licenseOpens the official portal · natuurenbos.vlaanderen.be