Namibia · Spearfishing zone

Mercury Island (NIMPA no-take zone)

Prohibited zoneisland no-take zone / seabird reserve

What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at Mercury Island (NIMPA no-take zone).

Mercury Island in the NIMPA; a no-take/restricted zone applies, with a one-nautical-mile radius restriction measured from the island's low-water mark and a prohibition on access/landing. Key Cape gannet and African penguin breeding site. Official coordinates from GN 316 of 2012.

On the coast

Location

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

25.7194°S, 14.8328°E

View on the map

Source

This zone is documented in the official source below.

lac.org.na

Before you dive

License for Namibia

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

License requiredvia Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources

Obtainable from any Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources office along the coast - Walvis Bay, Swakopmund, Luederitz, and the Ministry head office in Windhoek - or from the Henties Bay fishing centre / police station. An Identity Card or Passport is required; minors need a birth certificate and passport photos.

Get your license

Opens the official portal · hentiesbaai.co.za

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