Brazil · Spearfishing zone
Coastal waters of Santa Catarina within 50 m of beaches and adjacent rocky shores
Prohibited zonecoastal exclusion zone / state restriction
What this zone is
Overview
How spearfishing is treated at Coastal waters of Santa Catarina within 50 m of beaches and adjacent rocky shores.
Instrucao Normativa IBAMA 21/2005 (Art. 4o) prohibits underwater fishing within 50 metres of beaches (measured from the low-tide line, including island beaches) and within the first 50 metres of rocky shores adjacent to beaches in Santa Catarina.
Source
This zone is documented in the official source below.
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 licenseOpens the official portal · gov.br