Nigeria · Spearfishing zone
Inshore zone - within 5 nautical miles of the Nigerian continental shelf
What this zone is
Overview
How spearfishing is treated at Inshore zone - within 5 nautical miles of the Nigerian continental shelf.
Under Regulation 1 of the Sea Fisheries (Fishing) Regulations 1992, no motor fishing boat (except canoes) may fish within the first five nautical miles of the waters of the Nigeria continental shelf. This restriction is drafted for motorised fishing boats; it does not by its terms address individual free-diving/shore-access spearfishers, but anyone using a motorised boat to reach spearfishing grounds in this band would be caught by it.
Source
This zone is documented in the official source below.
Before you dive
License for Nigeria
Whether you need a license to spearfish here, and how to get one.
Opens the official portal · faolex.fao.org