Colombia · Spearfishing zone

Santuario de Fauna Acandí, Playón y Playona

Prohibited zonewildlife sanctuary (marine protected area)

What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at Santuario de Fauna Acandí, Playón y Playona.

Wildlife sanctuary in the Gulf of Darién (municipality of Acandí, Chocó; 26,232.71 ha, ~90% marine), jointly managed with three Afro-Colombian community councils (COCOMANORTE, COCOMASUR, COCOMASECO), protecting nesting sea-turtle beaches. Industrial fishing is prohibited following its declaration, and sport/spearfishing is banned as with all units of the Sistema de Parques Nacionales Naturales under Law 2 de 1959 (art. 13) and Decreto 1076 de 2015.

On the coast

Location

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

8.4667°N, 77.2500°W

View on the map

Source

This zone is documented in the official source below.

parquesnacionales.gov.co

Before you dive

License for Colombia

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

License requiredvia Autoridad Nacional de Acuicultura y Pesca (AUNAP)

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 license

Opens the official portal · aunap.gov.co

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