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Dockyard Creek and French Creek (Grand Harbour) closed fishing area

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What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at Dockyard Creek and French Creek (Grand Harbour) closed fishing area.

Statutory closed area under regulation 12 of the Fishery Regulations, S.L. 425.01 (consolidated, as amended up to L.N. 296 of 2025): no fishing of any kind - spearfishing included - is permitted in Dockyard Creek or French Creek, that is, the parts of the Grand Harbour south-east of a line drawn from St Angelo Point to Isola Point and thence to the northern end of Parlatorio Wharf and Corradino Hill. This is not an absolute no-take area in form: a special licence issued by the Director of Fisheries with the approval of the Prime Minister can authorise fishing, but no such licence is available to recreational fishers as of right, and regulation 6 bars even scientific-purpose licences in this locality.

On the coast

Location

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

35.8898°N, 14.5185°E

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Source

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

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