Italy · Spearfishing zone
Zona di Tutela Biologica «Area prospiciente Amantea» (Calabria)
What this zone is
Overview
How spearfishing is treated at Zona di Tutela Biologica «Area prospiciente Amantea» (Calabria).
Coastal biological protection zone (~75 km2) off Amantea, Calabria, running from the shoreline out to the 16°00'E meridian between 39°04'55"N and 39°11'40"N. Under the ministerial decree of 22 January 2009 all forms of professional, sport and recreational fishing — expressly including spearfishing — are prohibited in every ZTB unless explicitly allowed, and for this zone the only sport fishing allowed is line fishing with a maximum of 5 hooks per angler. Spearfishing is therefore prohibited along this whole stretch of coast.
On the coast
Location
Approximate reference point for this zone. See the full picture on the interactive map.
39.1382°N, 16.0325°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
