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Mohéli National Park (Parc National de Mohéli / former Parc Marin de Mohéli)

Prohibited zonemarine national park

What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at Mohéli National Park (Parc National de Mohéli / former Parc Marin de Mohéli).

Comoros' first and largest marine protected area, created in 2001 as Mohéli Marine Park and reclassified as a national park in 2010. Covers coral reefs, mangroves and islets around Mohéli (Mwali) island and protects coelacanth, dugong, marine turtles and humpback whales. Fishing and diving inside the park are governed by its management plan; spear-gun/harpoon use is restricted and no-take/community-managed zones apply.

On the coast

Location

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

12.3000°S, 43.6600°E

View on the map

Source

This zone is documented in the official source below.

Before you dive

License for Comoros

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

License requiredvia Administration chargee des peches et de l'aquaculture (national fisheries administration)

Obtain a prior permit from an approved agency or association ('agence ou association agreee'), or failing that from the fisheries administration, in coordination with the competent authorities of the autonomous island concerned. A specific underwater-fishing fee ('droit sur la peche sous-marine', Art. 65) may also apply.

Get your license

Opens the official portal · faolex.fao.org

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