Sao Tome and Principe · Spearfishing zone
Parque Natural Obô do Príncipe
What this zone is
Overview
How spearfishing is treated at Parque Natural Obô do Príncipe.
The Obô Natural Park of Príncipe, designated a National Natural Park in 2006, is recorded in the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA ID 555592842) as a 'Marine and Coastal Protected Area' covering ~45 km2 on and around Príncipe island. It is a legally established protected area; under Lei n.º 9/2022 (Art. 15 typology of marine protected areas; Art. 137 — fishing inside protected/reserved marine areas is a very serious infraction) fishing and other prohibited activities are restricted within protected-area boundaries. Coordinate is the island/park reference point on Príncipe; it locates the site, not a precise legal fishing-prohibition boundary.
On the coast
Location
Approximate reference point for this zone. See the full picture on the interactive map.
1.5800°N, 7.3800°E
View on the mapSource
This zone is documented in the official source below.
Before you dive
License for Sao Tome and Principe
Whether you need a license to spearfish here, and how to get one.