Spain · Spearfishing zone
Reserva integral de Esteiro (Reserva Marina de Interese Pesqueiro Ria de Cedeira, Galicia)
What this zone is
Overview
How spearfishing is treated at Reserva integral de Esteiro (Reserva Marina de Interese Pesqueiro Ria de Cedeira, Galicia).
Integral reserve at the head of the ria de Cedeira off Esteiro, a five-vertex area of about 29 ha delimited by Decreto 28/2009 art. 3.1. Article 5 prohibits all maritime fishing, all extraction of fauna and flora and all underwater activity inside it, allowing only scientific sampling expressly authorised by the Galician marine-resources directorate. Spearfishing is completely prohibited - the surface recreational fishing and sport diving that art. 4 tolerates in the rest of the reserve do not extend to this area. Note on the map marker: the whole zone is intertidal - it is a tidal creek (an esteiro) at the head of the ria which drains at low water, so the marker sits on ground that the tide covers and uncovers rather than in permanently submerged water.
On the coast
Location
Approximate reference point for this zone. See the full picture on the interactive map.
43.6383°N, 8.0631°W
View on the mapSource
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