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Parc National d'Azagny (Azagny National Park)

Prohibited zonenational park / coastal Ramsar wetland

What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at Parc National d'Azagny (Azagny National Park).

Coastal national park in southern Côte d'Ivoire on the Gulf of Guinea, ~75 km west of Abidjan, between the mouth of the Bandama River and the Ébrié Lagoon. Established January 1981 (~19,400 ha; mangrove swamps and lagoon habitats over ~two-thirds of its area) and designated a Ramsar Wetland on 27 February 1996. As a national park, fishing/hunting/extractive activities are prohibited under Ivorian protected-area and fisheries law (Law No. 2016-554 Art. 11 protects species; national parks are closed to fishing). Note: waters are primarily lagoon/canal/mangrove rather than open marine; mapped as a prohibited aquatic conservation zone with medium confidence on spearfishing applicability.

On the coast

Location

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

5.2000°N, 4.8830°W

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Source

This zone is documented in the official source below.

Before you dive

License for Côte d'Ivoire

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

License requiredvia Ministère chargé des Pêches (Ministry in charge of Fisheries) — Ministère des Ressources Animales et Halieutiques

Sport fishing licence is issued by the Minister in charge of fisheries after the advice of the ministers in charge of sport and tourism (Art. 38). Detailed grant/renewal/withdrawal procedures are set by separate regulation. In practice, charter/sport-fishing operators (Assinie, Grand-Bassam, Abidjan) obtain the required permits on behalf of clients.

Get your license

Opens the official portal · ressourcesanimales.gouv.ci

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