Italy · Spearfishing zone
AMP Capo Carbonara — Zona A di riserva integrale (Secca di Santa Caterina)
What this zone is
Overview
How spearfishing is treated at AMP Capo Carbonara — Zona A di riserva integrale (Secca di Santa Caterina).
Zona A (integral reserve) around the Secca di S. Caterina shoal west of Capo Carbonara (Villasimius, Sardinia), delimited by the regolamento D.M. 7 febbraio 2012 (G.U. n. 113 of 16 May 2012). All fishing, capture, navigation and bathing are excluded: art. 5 of the establishing decree explicitly bans pesca subacquea across the AMP, and zona A admits only rescue, service, authorised research and guided dives.
On the coast
Location
Approximate reference point for this zone. See the full picture on the interactive map.
39.0853°N, 9.4962°E
View on the mapSource
This zone is documented in the official source below.
Before you dive
License for Italy
Whether you need a license to spearfish here, and how to get one.
Register as a recreational/sport sea fisher (age 16+) via the national MASAF system; from January 2026 register and declare catches of listed species through the EU RecFishing app under Reg. (UE) 2023/2842. No exam required for spearfishing itself.
Get your licenseOpens the official portal · masaf.gov.it
