Spain · Spearfishing zone
Reserva de Pesca de la desembocadura del rio Guadalquivir - zona A (cauce principal, Andalucia)
What this zone is
Overview
How spearfishing is treated at Reserva de Pesca de la desembocadura del rio Guadalquivir - zona A (cauce principal, Andalucia).
Zone A of the Guadalquivir estuary fishing reserve: the whole main channel of the river between the cross-line at Tarfia (vertices 1-2) and the cross-line at Bajo de Guia, Sanlucar de Barrameda (vertices 3-4), about 32 km of channel. Article 3 of the Orden de 16 de junio de 2004 (BOJA 123), as amended by the orders of 11 January 2005, 6 July 2010, 29 June 2022 and 14 February 2024, prohibits every form of fishing activity there; the only exceptions are intertidal shellfishing on foot and blue-crab capture by boats specifically authorised under an eradication plan (currently the Orden de 5 de noviembre de 2025, in force to 31 December 2027). Recreational fishing, including spearfishing, is therefore prohibited in the whole of zone A. Zone B of the same reserve, the coastal sector seaward of the Bajo de Guia line, is not open to spearfishing either: art. 4.4 allows recreational fishing there only with lines or hook gear, a maximum of six hooks per licence, which does not include a speargun.
On the coast
Location
Approximate reference point for this zone. See the full picture on the interactive map.
36.9088°N, 6.2919°W
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This zone is documented in the official source below.
Before you dive
License for Spain
Whether you need a license to spearfish here, and how to get one.
Apply through the fisheries authority of the relevant coastal Autonomous Community (online or in person). A medical certificate of fitness for underwater/free-diving (issued by a doctor qualified in hyperbaric/underwater medicine), or a valid federation licence covering the medical, plus suitable accident insurance, is generally required. ID (DNI for citizens; NIE/passport for foreigners) and payment of the regional fee are needed. Then install the MAPA PescaREC app, which is gated on holding an Autonomous-Community licence, and declare catches within 24 hours of the end of each session. MAPA publishes no closed species list: the app itself flags which species are declarable in the zone you are fishing. The separate 'autorización específica' for Annex II species is NOT required for the submarina mode (only for fishing from a vessel).
Get your licenseOpens the official portal · mapa.gob.es