Gabon · Spearfishing zone

Parc Marin de l'embouchure de la Nyanga

Prohibited zonemarine park

What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at Parc Marin de l'embouchure de la Nyanga.

Marine park (~68.3 km2) at the Nyanga river mouth in southern Gabon, created by Décret n° 00161/PR du 31/05/2017. Sport fishing requires prior ministerial authorisation (Loi 015/2005 Art. 57, 68).

On the coast

Location

Approximate reference point for this zone. See the full picture on the interactive map.

2.9700°S, 10.2000°E

View on the map

Source

This zone is documented in the official source below.

journal-officiel.ga

Before you dive

License for Gabon

Whether you need a license to spearfish here, and how to get one.

License requiredvia Ministère de l'Agriculture, de l'Élevage, de la Pêche et du Développement Rural - Direction Générale des Pêches et de l'Aquaculture (DGPA)

Apply to the Ministry/Direction in charge of Fisheries and Aquaculture (DGPA); permit delivered per Art. 19-20 on submission of a dossier whose composition is fixed by regulation. The Minister in charge of Fisheries issues sport-fishing permits, with prior ministerial authorisation additionally required inside marine parks (Art. 57). Artisanal fishing authorisations/cards (a separate regime) are handled by the DGPA in Libreville.

Get your license

Opens the official portal · agriculture.gouv.ga

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