Italy · Spearfishing zone
Area Marina Protetta Isola di Ustica (Sicily)
What this zone is
Overview
How spearfishing is treated at Area Marina Protetta Isola di Ustica (Sicily).
Italy's first MPA (1986), around the volcanic island of Ustica in the Tyrrhenian Sea north of Palermo. Spearfishing is prohibited within the MPA perimeter.
On the coast
Location
Approximate reference point for this zone. See the full picture on the interactive map.
38.6933°N, 13.1852°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 in the EU RecFishing app (Google Play / App Store) to obtain a RecFishing code, then make or renew the free MASAF recreational-fishing communication (tesserino), which requires that code. Declare any catch of bluefin tuna, swordfish, dolphinfish or albacore in RecFishing by 23:59 on the day of capture. Minimum age 16 for the speargun; no exam is required for spearfishing itself.
Get your licenseOpens the official portal · masaf.gov.it