Cuba · Spearfishing zone
US Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (military exclusion zone)
What this zone is
Overview
How spearfishing is treated at US Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (military exclusion zone).
US Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay on Cuba's south-east coast. The bay and surrounding waters are a controlled military area with designated No-Take Zones (operational, natural-resource and safety/unexploded-ordnance hazards); public spearfishing is not permitted. The base is a US-controlled exclusion zone inaccessible to the Cuban public.
On the coast
Location
Approximate reference point for this zone. See the full picture on the interactive map.
19.9175°N, 75.1600°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