Benin · Spearfishing zone
Zone marine protégée Bouche du Roy — corridor littoral Togbin à Grand-Popo
What this zone is
Overview
How spearfishing is treated at Zone marine protégée Bouche du Roy — corridor littoral Togbin à Grand-Popo.
Delimited marine protection corridor of the Bouche du Roy AMP running along the Beninese coastline from Togbin (commune of Abomey-Calavi) to Grand-Popo. Demarcation began on 1 April 2026 with a first beacon installed at 24 m depth, and a planned total of 76 buoys/beacons marking the seaward limit of the protection zone to Beninese fishermen (AGEREB project, EU-supported, managed by CENAGREF). It is a refuge for aquatic-fauna reproduction; fishing is regulated within the marked limits under the protected-area regime (Arts. 65, 83, 84 of Loi-cadre 2014-19). Distinct from the Bouche du Roy estuarine community conservation area: this is the marine corridor west of the estuary. Center point set off the Fidjrossè/Togbin coast west of Cotonou (eastern end of the corridor; corridor extends ~50 km west to Grand-Popo).
On the coast
Location
Approximate reference point for this zone. See the full picture on the interactive map.
6.3400°N, 2.3200°E
View on the mapSource
This zone is documented in the official source below.
Before you dive
License for Benin
Whether you need a license to spearfish here, and how to get one.
Via a public or private sport-fishing organizer, or directly from the local representative of the fisheries administration (Art. 62). Conditions and procedures for application, issuance, renewal and use are set by order of the minister in charge of fisheries (Art. 64).
Get your licenseOpens the official portal · sgg.gouv.bj