Maldives · Spearfishing zone
Fish Head / Mushimasmingili Thila MPA (Ari Atoll)
What this zone is
Overview
How spearfishing is treated at Fish Head / Mushimasmingili Thila MPA (Ari Atoll).
Fish Head (Mushimasmingili Thila) is a famous grey-reef-shark and Napoleon-wrasse dive pinnacle in North Ari Atoll (Alif Alif), gazetted as a Marine Protected Area (MPA, 269 ha) by the EPA under Environmental Protection and Preservation Act 4/93, decree E/95/32, declared 27 Sep 1995. Spearfishing is prohibited under the nationwide speargun ban (Section 12(a), Regulation R-75/2020) and fishing inside this Ministry-gazetted protected area is separately prohibited under Section 12(b).
On the coast
Location
Approximate reference point for this zone. See the full picture on the interactive map.
3.9382°N, 72.9154°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.
