Spain · Spearfishing zone
Reserva Marina de la Isla de Alboran (Andalucia / Mar de Alboran)
What this zone is
Overview
How spearfishing is treated at Reserva Marina de la Isla de Alboran (Andalucia / Mar de Alboran).
State marine reserve around the isolated island of Alboran. Within the half-mile integral reserve ring all fishing, extraction of fauna and flora and all underwater activities are prohibited; in the surrounding one-mile marine reserve every kind of fishing is banned except listed professional gear and recreational trolling, and divers may not carry anything usable to take marine species. Spearfishing is prohibited throughout.
On the coast
Location
Approximate reference point for this zone. See the full picture on the interactive map.
35.9445°N, 3.0340°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