Maldives · Spearfishing zone
Kandihera-Maakandu Channel / Manta Point MPA (Addu Atoll)
What this zone is
Overview
How spearfishing is treated at Kandihera-Maakandu Channel / Manta Point MPA (Addu Atoll).
The Kandihera-Maakandu Channel ('Manta Point Addu') is a manta cleaning station and channel in Addu Atoll (Seenu), part of the UNESCO Addu Atoll Biosphere Reserve, gazetted as a Marine Protected Area (Sandbank/MPA, 735 ha) by the EPA under EPPA 4/93, decree 2018/R-105, declared 13 Sep 2018. 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.
0.6114°S, 73.1467°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.
