Senegal · Spearfishing zone
Aire Marine Protégée de Joal-Fadiouth
What this zone is
Overview
How spearfishing is treated at Aire Marine Protégée de Joal-Fadiouth.
Community marine protected area (AMP) created in 2004, approx. 174 km2 (17,400 ha), on the Petite Côte. Managed under the Direction des Aires Marines Communautaires Protégées. Fishing access is regulated/restricted within the AMP; extractive activities including spearfishing are subject to the area's management rules and core no-take zones.
On the coast
Location
Approximate reference point for this zone. See the full picture on the interactive map.
14.1667°N, 16.8333°W
View on the mapSource
This zone is documented in the official source below.
Before you dive
License for Senegal
Whether you need a license to spearfish here, and how to get one.
Apply to the competent services of the Ministry in charge of maritime fishing (Direction des Pêches maritimes). For sport fishing a vessel-based permit requires affiliation to a club/centre affiliated to the national sport-fishing association; the precise procedure and any shore-based recreational diving permit modalities are fixed by ministerial arrêté.
Get your licenseOpens the official portal · jo.gouv.sn