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Pelican Cays Land and Sea Park

Prohibited zonenational park / no-take land and sea park

What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at Pelican Cays Land and Sea Park.

Bahamas National Trust land and sea park in Central Abaco (Sea of Abaco), ~2,100 acres, established 1972. As a national sea park, all fishing and spearfishing (spearing or taking marine animals by any means) is prohibited.

On the coast

Location

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

26.3990°N, 76.9920°W

View on the map

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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