Spain · Spearfishing zone
ZEP I-Vilarrube (Reserva Marina de Interese Pesqueiro Ria de Cedeira, Galicia)
What this zone is
Overview
How spearfishing is treated at ZEP I-Vilarrube (Reserva Marina de Interese Pesqueiro Ria de Cedeira, Galicia).
Special protection zone I of the Cedeira fisheries marine reserve: the water off Vilarrube beach between the lowest-low-water line to the south and the imaginary line Punta Robaleira - O Forno to the north (Decreto 28/2009 art. 3.2). Article 6, as corrected by the correccion de erros published in DOG 49 of 11 March 2009, prohibits all maritime fishing, all extraction of fauna and flora and all underwater activity inside the special protection zones, and its list of exceptions is closed: traditional gillnet fishing (in both special zones), goose-barnacle harvesting and sport diving in ZEP II, and expressly authorised scientific sampling. Article 4's permission of surface recreational fishing is expressly limited to the reserve outside the special zones, so it cannot reach ZEP I, where recreational diving is prohibited outright. Spearfishing is prohibited. The Orde do 18 de agosto de 2010 separately forbids carrying any instrument usable for fishing while diving or aboard the vessel.
On the coast
Location
Approximate reference point for this zone. See the full picture on the interactive map.
43.6505°N, 8.0763°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.
Get your licenseOpens the official portal · mapa.gob.es



