Peru · Spearfishing zone
Islas Ballestas (Reserva Nacional Sistema de Islas, Islotes y Puntas Guaneras)
What this zone is
Overview
How spearfishing is treated at Islas Ballestas (Reserva Nacional Sistema de Islas, Islotes y Puntas Guaneras).
Sector of the Reserva Nacional Sistema de Islas, Islotes y Puntas Guaneras (created 31 Dec 2009 by D.S. 024-2009-MINAM), comprising Isla Ballestas Norte/Centro/Sur in their entirety plus the surrounding marine volume defined by a 4-vertex UTM polygon down to the seabed. Sport/recreational fishing (which covers spearfishing) inside the reserve requires inscription in SERNANP's sport-fishing registry (art. 8) and is subject to the reserve's zonification and management documents, which set permitted gear, minimum sizes, closed periods and geographic prohibitions (art. 6).
On the coast
Location
Approximate reference point for this zone. See the full picture on the interactive map.
13.7360°S, 76.3944°W
View on the mapSource
This zone is documented in the official source below.
Before you dive
License for Peru
Whether you need a license to spearfish here, and how to get one.
