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Ilhas dos Currais Marine National Park (Parque Nacional Marinho das Ilhas dos Currais)

Prohibited zonemarine national park / no-take MPA

What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at Ilhas dos Currais Marine National Park (Parque Nacional Marinho das Ilhas dos Currais).

Federal marine national park created in 2013 off Pontal do Parana, between Guaratuba and Paranagua bays (~10 km offshore), ~1,360 ha, managed by ICMBio. Classified as a no-take integral-protection unit where fishing and resource extraction (including spearfishing) are prohibited.

On the coast

Location

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

25.7358°S, 48.3653°W

View on the map

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 license

Opens the official portal · gov.br

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