Spain · Spearfishing zone
Zona vedada del Cap Negre al Pa de Pessic - Reserva Marina de Ses Negres (Begur, Catalonia)
What this zone is
Overview
How spearfishing is treated at Zona vedada del Cap Negre al Pa de Pessic - Reserva Marina de Ses Negres (Begur, Catalonia).
A closed marine area off Begur, between the ses Negres headland (Cap Negre) and Pa de Pessic, created by the Ordre de 3 de marc de 1993 (DOGC 1725, 24-03-1993): roughly 1.1 km of coast reaching about 200 m offshore. Article 1.1 prohibits fishing in every one of its forms and the extraction of any living marine resource, recreational as well as professional, inside the six-vertex area it delimits; only scientific extraction expressly authorised by the fisheries directorate is exempt (art. 1.2). Article 2 additionally bans scuba diving, anchoring and the navigation of vessels except in case of force majeure, and art. 3 empowers the fisheries directorate to designate specific bathing areas inside the closure. Spearfishing is therefore banned throughout.
On the coast
Location
Approximate reference point for this zone. See the full picture on the interactive map.
41.9723°N, 3.2273°E
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



