Israel · Spearfishing zone

Jaffa sea wall and adjacent rock cliffs

Prohibited zoneharbour exclusion zone

What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at Jaffa sea wall and adjacent rock cliffs.

Regulation 8(1)(b): no taking of fish in the water enclosed by the Jaffa sea wall and adjacent rock cliffs (to the north), except under a special licence from the Chief Fisheries Officer.

On the coast

Location

Approximate reference point for this zone. See the full picture on the interactive map.

32.0500°N, 34.7500°E

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Source

This zone is documented in the official source below.

gov.il

Before you dive

License for Israel

Whether you need a license to spearfish here, and how to get one.

License requiredvia Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development - Fisheries Division (Chief Fisheries Officer)

Apply via the Israeli government online portal (gov.il / survey.gov.il) or at the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries Division offices in Beit Dagan, Haifa or Tiberias. No short-term tourist/daily licenses are issued; visitors must buy the annual license or fish under a licensed charter captain's permit.

Get your license

Opens the official portal · gov.il

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