Malta · Spearfishing zone
Conservation Area around the Xatt l-Aħmar wrecks (Gozo)
Prohibited zonemarine conservation area around wrecks / dive site
What this zone is
Overview
How spearfishing is treated at Conservation Area around the Xatt l-Aħmar wrecks (Gozo).
Conservation area off Xatt l-Aħmar (Red Bay) on the south-eastern coast of Gozo, covering the scuttled wrecks MV Karwela, MV Cominoland and MV Xlendi. A Category A no-fishing/no-navigation conservation zone where spearfishing and the listed fishing gears are prohibited per 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.
36.0173°N, 14.2873°E
View on the mapSource
This zone is documented in the official source below.
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