Senegal · Spearfishing zone

Aire Marine Protégée de Sangomar

Prohibited zonemarine protected area (AMP)

What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at Aire Marine Protégée de Sangomar.

Marine protected area at the mouth of the Sine-Saloum delta, approx. 817 km2. Extractive activities including spearfishing are regulated under the AMP management plan.

Source

This zone is documented in the official source below.

sciencedirect.com

Before you dive

License for Senegal

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

License requiredvia Direction des Pêches maritimes, Ministère des Pêches, des Infrastructures maritimes et portuaires

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 license

Opens the official portal · jo.gouv.sn

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