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Bonefish Pond National Park

Prohibited zonenational park (coastal wetland / marine)

What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at Bonefish Pond National Park.

BNT national park on the south coast of New Providence near Nassau; ~1,235 acres of mangrove tidal creek and wetland, established 2002. As a national park, fishing and spearfishing are prohibited (additionally within the 1-mile New Providence coastal exclusion zone).

On the coast

Location

Approximate reference point for this zone. See the full picture on the interactive map.

24.9922°N, 77.3889°W

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Source

This zone is documented in the official source below.

Before you dive

License for Bahamas

Whether you need a license to spearfish here, and how to get one.

License requiredvia Department of Marine Resources (Department of Fisheries), Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources

Apply to the Minister/Director of Fisheries (Form 7); for vessels entering The Bahamas, application is made to the customs officer at the first Port of Entry. To use a spear, the applicant must request this on the permit application; when granted, the spear use is endorsed in writing on the permit by the issuing officer.

Get your license

Opens the official portal · bahamas.com

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