Guinea · Spearfishing zone
Ile Alcatraz (Ile Alcatraz et Ile du Naufrage)
Prohibited zoneprotected seabird island / Important Bird Area
What this zone is
Overview
How spearfishing is treated at Ile Alcatraz (Ile Alcatraz et Ile du Naufrage).
Small lateritic islet on the continental shelf ~40 km southwest of Iles Tristao; the only known breeding colony of brown booby (Sula leucogaster) between Cape Verde and São Tomé. Important Bird Area / protected seabird site.
Source
This zone is documented in the official source below.
Before you dive
License for Guinea
Whether you need a license to spearfish here, and how to get one.
License: unknown — verify locallyvia Ministère de la Pêche et de l'Économie Maritime de Guinée
Apply to the Ministère de la Pêche et de l'Économie Maritime for an Article 44 sport-fishing authorisation under terms set by implementing regulation. Recreational/subsistence fishing requires no authorisation (Art. 45).
Get your licenseOpens the official portal · peches.gov.gn