Mexico · Spearfishing zone

Subzona de Proteccion Blanca (Parque Nacional Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano)

Prohibited zoneno_take_marine_zone

What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at Subzona de Proteccion Blanca (Parque Nacional Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano).

Second core no-take polygon (Arrecife Blanca) of the Veracruz Reef System National Park. Under the management program published in the DOF on 22 May 2017 all fishing activity and any extraction of wildlife are non-permitted activities in this zona nucleo.

On the coast

Location

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

19.0862°N, 95.9982°W

View on the map

Source

This zone is documented in the official source below.

dof.gob.mx

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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