Brazil · Spearfishing zone

Parque Estadual Marinho da Pedra da Risca do Meio (Pedra da Risca do Meio State Marine Park)

Prohibited zonestate marine park / spearfishing-specific no-take zone

What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at Parque Estadual Marinho da Pedra da Risca do Meio (Pedra da Risca do Meio State Marine Park).

Ceará's only marine conservation unit (Lei Estadual 12.717/1997), ~10 nautical miles off Fortaleza; explicitly bans underwater/spearfishing ('Caça submarinha em apnéia e/ou com ar comprimido') while permitting only artisanal/sport line-and-hook fishing ('Pesca artesanal e esportiva (linha e anzol)').

On the coast

Location

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

3.5817°S, 38.3967°W

View on the map

Source

This zone is documented in the official source below.

pt.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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