Greenland · Spearfishing zone
Melville Bay Nature Reserve (Qimusseriarsuaq)
What this zone is
Overview
How spearfishing is treated at Melville Bay Nature Reserve (Qimusseriarsuaq).
Approximately 10,500 km2 nature reserve in Melville Bay (Qimusseriarsuaq), Baffin Bay, off Northwest Greenland, established 1989 to protect narwhals at the ice edge. Inside the reserve all hunting, fishing, egg collecting, passage and low-altitude transit are prohibited (only Upernavik/Avanersuaq residents meeting conditions are exempt between conservation boundaries I and II). Any taking of fish — including by spear — is banned. Representative center point within the official boundary box (approx 75.5-76.4 N, 57-64 W).
On the coast
Location
Approximate reference point for this zone. See the full picture on the interactive map.
75.9000°N, 61.0000°W
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This zone is documented in the official source below.
Before you dive
License for Greenland
Whether you need a license to spearfish here, and how to get one.
Visitors transfer the fee to the Ministry of Fisheries, Hunting, Agriculture and Self-sufficiency's bank account (Gronlandsbanken) with a prescribed reference text; the bank money-transfer receipt is the personal licence. Many tourist offices/operators can also issue licences paid at a local bank or post office. Salmon recreational licence is applied for online with MitID or via local citizen service (Sullissivik).
Get your licenseOpens the official portal · sullissivik.gl