Maldives · Spearfishing zone
Filitheyo Kandu MPA (Faafu Atoll)
Prohibited zonemarine protected area
What this zone is
Overview
How spearfishing is treated at Filitheyo Kandu MPA (Faafu Atoll).
Filitheyo Kandu is a well-known channel dive off Filitheyo island in Faafu Atoll, gazetted as a Marine Protected Area (MPA, 167 ha) by the EPA under EPPA 4/93, decree 10-C/99/38, declared 21 Oct 1999. Spearfishing is prohibited nationwide (Section 12(a), R-75/2020); fishing inside this Ministry-gazetted MPA is separately prohibited (Section 12(b)).
On the coast
Location
Approximate reference point for this zone. See the full picture on the interactive map.
3.2064°N, 73.0419°E
View on the mapSource
This zone is documented in the official source below.
Before you dive
License for Maldives
Whether you need a license to spearfish here, and how to get one.
No license requiredvia Ministry of Fisheries and Ocean Resources
