Mexico · Spearfishing zone

Costa Occidental de Isla Mujeres, Punta Cancun y Punta Nizuc National Park

Prohibited zonemarine national park / coral reef MPA

What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at Costa Occidental de Isla Mujeres, Punta Cancun y Punta Nizuc National Park.

Parque Nacional Costa Occidental de Isla Mujeres, Punta Cancun y Punta Nizuc, a CONANP marine national park in NE Quintana Roo, comprising three marine polygons off Cancun/Isla Mujeres in the Mesoamerican Reef System. Extractive activities including recreational spearfishing are prohibited.

On the coast

Location

Approximate reference point for this zone. See the full picture on the interactive map.

21.1800°N, 86.7400°W

View on the map

Source

This zone is documented in the official source below.

es.wikipedia.org

Before you dive

License for Mexico

Whether you need a license to spearfish here, and how to get one.

License requiredvia Comision Nacional de Acuacultura y Pesca (CONAPESCA), Direccion General de Ordenamiento Pesquero y Acuicola

Apply online via the CONAPESCA e5cinco portal (https://e5cinco.conapesca.gob.mx/) or at CONAPESCA offices/subdelegations, or through authorized vendors/charter operators. Required for every individual fisher.

Get your license

Opens the official portal · gob.mx

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