Brazil · Spearfishing zone

Estação Ecológica de Tamoios (Tamoios Ecological Station)

Prohibited zoneecological station / no-take MPA

What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at Estação Ecológica de Tamoios (Tamoios Ecological Station).

Federal integral-protection ecological station (Decreto 98.864/1990) covering 29 islands/islets/reefs (plus a 1 km marine buffer around each) across Baía da Ilha Grande, Baía da Ribeira and Baía de Paraty (Angra dos Reis/Paraty, RJ); landing, diving, fishing and anchoring are prohibited within its limits (MMA: 'Sem pesca em Tamoios' / 'proibido desembarcar, mergulhar, pescar, fundear e construir').

On the coast

Location

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

23.0940°S, 44.4920°W

View on the map

Source

This zone is documented in the official source below.

antigo.mma.gov.br

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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