Cuba · Spearfishing zone
Corona de San Carlos (poligono de prohibicion de captura de peces, Resolucion 44/2021 MINAL)
What this zone is
Overview
How spearfishing is treated at Corona de San Carlos (poligono de prohibicion de captura de peces, Resolucion 44/2021 MINAL).
Statutory no-take polygon over the Corona de San Carlos fish-spawning bank off the north coast of Pinar del Rio (Los Colorados shelf, Gulf of Mexico side). Resolucion 44/2021 of the Ministry of the Food Industry (Gaceta Oficial GOC-2021-404-O44) permanently prohibits the capture of fish inside a polygon bounded by 22 50'20"-22 54'35" N and 83 33'56"-83 42'00" W (points 2 and 3 joined along the 200 m isobath); only catch-and-release tourist fishing and official sport-fishing events are excepted, so spearfishing (extractive by definition) is banned. Two adjacent statutory polygons are additionally closed to fish capture every year in January-February and May-June.
On the coast
Location
Approximate reference point for this zone. See the full picture on the interactive map.
22.8611°N, 83.6328°W
View on the mapSource
This zone is documented in the official source below.
Before you dive
License for Cuba
Whether you need a license to spearfish here, and how to get one.
Apply to the Oficina Nacional de Inspeccion Estatal of the Ministry of the Food Industry providing identity data and home address (Art. 42). Applicant must be at least 17 years old (Art. 5) and have no fishing-regime violations in the previous 5 years (Art. 21).
Get your licenseOpens the official portal · gacetaoficial.gob.cu
