Malta · Spearfishing zone

Conservation Area around the Um El Faroud wreck (Wied iż-Żurrieq)

Prohibited zonemarine conservation area around wreck / dive site

What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at Conservation Area around the Um El Faroud wreck (Wied iż-Żurrieq).

Conservation area declared by the Department of Fisheries and Aquaternaculture around the Um El Faroud wreck off Wied iż-Żurrieq on Malta's south coast. This is one of the highest-protection (Category A) zones where spearfishing, trolling, set bottom lines, trammel/gill/entangling nets, demersal pots and traps are prohibited and no navigation or fishing of any type is allowed. Listed in the Conservation Areas Around Wrecks Notice to Mariners.

On the coast

Location

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

35.8229°N, 14.5072°E

View on the map

Source

This zone is documented in the official source below.

divinginfo.mt

Before you dive

License for Malta

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

No license requiredvia Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture (DFA), Malta

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