Italy · Spearfishing zone
AMP Tavolara - Punta Coda Cavallo — Zona A di riserva integrale (Isola di Tavolara: Cala di Levante - Punta del Papa)
What this zone is
Overview
How spearfishing is treated at AMP Tavolara - Punta Coda Cavallo — Zona A di riserva integrale (Isola di Tavolara: Cala di Levante - Punta del Papa).
Integral-reserve (zona A) core of the Tavolara - Punta Coda Cavallo Marine Protected Area, covering the sea off the north-eastern end of Tavolara island between the point south of Cala di Levante, Punta del Papa and the coastal point south-east of Punta del Passo Malo. All professional and recreational fishing — spearfishing expressly included — plus bathing and boat transit are forbidden here under the AMP's founding decree (D.M. 12 dicembre 1997, G.U. n. 47 del 26/2/1998) as rectified by D.M. 28 novembre 2001 (G.U. n. 42 del 19/2/2002) and under the 2014 execution regulation. A spearfisher may not enter the water with a speargun anywhere in this AMP, and this zona A is its strictest core.
On the coast
Location
Approximate reference point for this zone. See the full picture on the interactive map.
40.9148°N, 9.7437°E
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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
