Ecuador · Spearfishing zone
Reserva Marina Cantagallo-Machalilla (Cantagallo-Machalilla Marine Reserve)
What this zone is
Overview
How spearfishing is treated at Reserva Marina Cantagallo-Machalilla (Cantagallo-Machalilla Marine Reserve).
Multiple-use, integrated-administration marine reserve (142,266.45 ha) created by Acuerdo Ministerial No. 008 (Registro Oficial, 19 May 2015), lying between the continental and insular sectors of Machalilla National Park off Puerto Lopez, Jipijapa and Montecristi, Manabi. Art. 3 of the creation Acuerdo bans any activity not expressly permitted under the Ley Forestal y de Conservacion de Areas Naturales y Vida Silvestre, so extractive sport fishing (including spearfishing) is restricted to what the SNAP management plan/zoning authorizes under Art. 127 of the fisheries law.
On the coast
Location
Approximate reference point for this zone. See the full picture on the interactive map.
1.4666°S, 80.9489°W
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This zone is documented in the official source below.
Before you dive
License for Ecuador
Whether you need a license to spearfish here, and how to get one.
Apply to the Viceministerio de Acuacultura y Pesca / Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganaderia y Pesca (MAGP) for authorization and registration to practice extractive sport fishing with a harpoon (Art. 124). Sport-fishing vessel permits are requested online via the SIAP system (https://siap.aciis.services/acrm/) with cedula/RUC, naval registration, tonnage certificate, safety inspection and proof of payment. In Galapagos, only registered resident artisanal fishers may obtain a PARMA licence from the DPNG plus a DIGMER diving matricula for underwater fishing.
Get your licenseOpens the official portal · gob.ec
