Suriname · Spearfishing zone

Noord Saramacca Multiple Use Management Area (MUMA)

Prohibited zonemultiple use management area / coastal mangrove + marine waters (permit-regulated)

What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at Noord Saramacca Multiple Use Management Area (MUMA).

Coastal Multiple Use Management Area along the Atlantic coast of Saramacca District (mangrove, mudflats, brackish swamps), approx. 100,400 ha of land plus a roughly equal area of marine water; encloses the Coppename Monding Nature Reserve at its western edge. One of the three Surinamese coastal MUMAs (with Bigi Pan and North Coronie). As a multiple-use area, fishing/recreation is permit-regulated rather than subject to an outright ban; listed as restricted because any fishing is subject to permit and to the Nature Protection Act 1954. Coordinates are a representative coastal center for the Saramacca shore (the Coppename Monding NR at its western boundary sits at 5.917N 55.717W), not a legal boundary table.

On the coast

Location

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

5.9500°N, 55.6000°W

View on the map

Source

This zone is documented in the official source below.

datazone.birdlife.org

Before you dive

License for Suriname

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

License requiredvia Directoraat Visserij (Directorate of Fisheries), Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries (Ministerie van LVV)

Per the official LVV Fisheries Directorate management plans, fishing in Suriname's inland waters and in the fishing zone (EEZ) is forbidden unless a permit can be produced, the sole exception being fishing with a rod or a hand line. The number of permits, the licence conditions and the licence fees are fixed annually by Ministerial Decree (Art. 17(1) Zeevisserijwet requires the Minister of LVV to publish licence conditions and the maximum number of permits before 20 January each year). The LVV Directorate of Fisheries (Directoraat Visserij) issues permits, including a recognised 'Sport' licence category. Because spearfishing/harpoon is not rod-or-hand-line fishing, it would require a permit; the exact procedure and fee for a recreational/sport or spearfishing permit could not be obtained from a published source, so confirm directly with the LVV Directorate of Fisheries. (Indigenous subsistence fishers were historically exempt, but the Directorate has since decided they too should apply for permits.)

Get your license

Opens the official portal · discover-suriname.com

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