Panama · Spearfishing zone

Cayos Zapatillas (Bastimentos National Marine Park)

Prohibited zonemarine protected area / no-take sub-zone (coral cays)

What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at Cayos Zapatillas (Bastimentos National Marine Park).

Two uninhabited coral cays east of Isla Bastimentos within Isla Bastimentos National Marine Park (Zapatillas Cays sector), surrounded by protected coral reefs where extractive fishing/spearfishing is not permitted as part of the park.

On the coast

Location

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

9.2500°N, 82.0330°W

View on the map

Source

This zone is documented in the official source below.

en.wikipedia.org

Before you dive

License for Panama

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

License requiredvia Autoridad de los Recursos Acuaticos de Panama (ARAP)

Apply to the Autoridad de los Recursos Acuaticos de Panama (ARAP); operators, vessels and captains must additionally register and be authorized. Guided/charter operators typically arrange the required authorizations.

Get your license

Opens the official portal · arap.gob.pa

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