Greece · Spearfishing zone
Pavlopetri & Elafonisos underwater archaeological site (Laconia)
What this zone is
Overview
How spearfishing is treated at Pavlopetri & Elafonisos underwater archaeological site (Laconia).
The waters around Elafonisos island and the Pavlopetri islet (site of the world's oldest submerged Bronze Age town, Vatika Bay, Laconia) are a declared underwater archaeological site (YA YPPOA/GDAPK/DIPKA/TPKACHMAE/497461/329426/12400/4245, FEK AAP 13/2018). In the Elafonisos site spearfishing, towed gear, mechanical shellfish harvesting and sponge fishing are prohibited; at the Pavlopetri islet fishing of EVERY kind is prohibited (Law 3028/2002).
On the coast
Location
Approximate reference point for this zone. See the full picture on the interactive map.
36.5163°N, 22.9877°E
View on the mapSource
This zone is documented in the official source below.
Before you dive
License for Greece
Whether you need a license to spearfish here, and how to get one.
