Brazil · Spearfishing zone

Abrolhos Marine National Park (Parque Nacional Marinho dos Abrolhos)

Prohibited zonemarine national park / no-take MPA

What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at Abrolhos Marine National Park (Parque Nacional Marinho dos Abrolhos).

Brazil's first marine national park (established 1983), in the Abrolhos Archipelago about 72 km off Caravelas, Bahia, managed by ICMBio as an integral-protection unit where fishing and resource extraction (including spearfishing) are prohibited. Named verbatim in the existing BRA data as a no-take example.

On the coast

Location

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

17.9710°S, 38.7000°W

View on the map

Source

This zone is documented in the official source below.

en.wikipedia.org

Before you dive

License for Brazil

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

License requiredvia Secretaria/Ministerio da Pesca e Aquicultura / IBAMA (Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renovaveis)

Apply online via the federal gov.br portal (Solicitar Licenca de Pescador Amador) or at an IBAMA office; the licence is issued by the federal fisheries/environment authority.

Get your license

Opens the official portal · gov.br

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