Gabon · Spearfishing zone

Réserve Aquatique de l'Abysse Bleu

Prohibited zoneaquatic reserve

What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at Réserve Aquatique de l'Abysse Bleu.

Large deep-ocean aquatic reserve (~7,030.3 km2) far offshore in southern Gabonese waters, created by Décret n° 00161/PR du 31/05/2017. Governed by the aquatic-reserve / protected-area regime (Loi 015/2005 Art. 41, 55, 68).

On the coast

Location

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

3.4500°S, 7.8500°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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