Colombia · Spearfishing zone
Área Marina Protegida de la Reserva de Biosfera Seaflower (San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina)
What this zone is
Overview
How spearfishing is treated at Área Marina Protegida de la Reserva de Biosfera Seaflower (San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina).
Resolución No. 170 del 12 de marzo de 1998 of the environmental authority prohibits fishing with spear/harpoon-type instruments (pesca con arpón), carrying such instruments, and any related activity throughout the entire territory of the Departamento Archipiélago de San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina — its islands, cays, shoals and ocean banks — i.e. across the whole Seaflower Biosphere Reserve / Marine Protected Area (WDPA 555636411, ~65,017 km², declared 2005, first MPA in Colombia). The rule carries one narrow, separately-mapped exception corridor on San Andrés Island for authorized traditional/artisanal free-diving spearfishers.
On the coast
Location
Approximate reference point for this zone. See the full picture on the interactive map.
12.5786°N, 81.6997°W
View on the mapSource
This zone is documented in the official source below.
Before you dive
License for Colombia
Whether you need a license to spearfish here, and how to get one.
Online via the gov.co / AUNAP portal ("Iniciar trámite"); submit application with valid ID (cédula for Colombians, passport for foreigners), pay the fee; processing time ~15 business days.
Get your licenseOpens the official portal · aunap.gov.co



