Equatorial Guinea · Spearfishing zone
Hydrocarbon installation safety zones
Prohibited zoneoil/gas safety exclusion zone
What this zone is
Overview
How spearfishing is treated at Hydrocarbon installation safety zones.
Fishing is prohibited within the safety zone of mobile, fixed and floating oil/gas installations: less than 500 m for artisanal fishing and 3 nautical miles for semi-industrial/industrial fishing (Ley 11/2017, Art. 89). Relevant offshore Bioko and the Río Muni basin where production installations operate; specific coordinates not published.
Source
This zone is documented in the official source below.
Before you dive
License for Equatorial Guinea
Whether you need a license to spearfish here, and how to get one.
No license requiredvia Ministerio de Pesca y Recursos Hídricos (competent fisheries authority under Ley 11/2017)