Panama · Spearfishing zone

Panama Canal waters

Prohibited zonerestricted navigational/administrative zone

What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at Panama Canal waters.

The waters comprising the Panama Canal are expressly excluded from the scope of the fisheries law (Ley 204, Articulo 1) and are not open to fishing/spearfishing under this regime.

On the coast

Location

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

9.1200°N, 79.7500°W

View on the map

Source

This zone is documented in the official source below.

faolex.fao.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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