Italy · Spearfishing zone
Parco Nazionale dell'Arcipelago Toscano — Area naturale marina di interesse nazionale (fascia di un miglio intorno all'Isola di Pianosa)
What this zone is
Overview
How spearfishing is treated at Parco Nazionale dell'Arcipelago Toscano — Area naturale marina di interesse nazionale (fascia di un miglio intorno all'Isola di Pianosa).
A one-nautical-mile belt of sea all around the island of Pianosa where every form of fishing, professional or sport, as well as bathing and the transit of any vessel, is prohibited (D.M. 19 dicembre 1997, G.U. n. 1 of 2/1/1998). Only service, surveillance, research, scheduled-link and residents' vessels may enter; the National Park authority issues any derogations. The Park classes this belt as 'zona 1' and states that fishing cannot be allowed there.
On the coast
Location
Approximate reference point for this zone. See the full picture on the interactive map.
42.5900°N, 10.0330°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
