Guinea · Spearfishing zone
Iles de Loos (waters around Roume, Kassa, Tamara)
What this zone is
Overview
How spearfishing is treated at Iles de Loos (waters around Roume, Kassa, Tamara).
Island archipelago off Conakry where fishing camps operate sport fishing and spearfishing (chasse sous-marine) trips. The island group is also a designated Marine and Coastal Protected Area, so spearfishing there is permitted in practice but subject to MPA management rules and, for organised sport-fishing operations, to the Article 44 authorisation.
What applies here
Restrictions
Specific rules and limits that apply within this area.
Subject to protected-area management; organised sport fishing requires ministerial authorisation (Art. 44); protected species (Art. 49) and shark-finning ban (Art. 48) apply.
When it applies
Seasons
Time-of-year periods that affect spearfishing in this zone.
Closed periods set by regulation (Art. 50)
On the coast
Location
Approximate reference point for this zone. See the full picture on the interactive map.
9.5000°N, 13.8000°W
View on the mapSource
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.
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