Suriname · Spearfishing zone
Peruvia Nature Reserve (Natuurreservaat Peruvia)
What this zone is
Overview
How spearfishing is treated at Peruvia Nature Reserve (Natuurreservaat Peruvia).
Coastal nature reserve on the Coppename River in Coronie District (bordering Saramacca), established 1986, ~330 km2, IUCN category IV; one of Suriname's five coastal nature reserves (with Galibi, Wia Wia, Coppename Monding and Hertenrits). Legal basis for the no-fishing designation is the same as its sibling reserves: Nature Protection Act 1954 (Natuurbeschermingswet), Art. 5 (fishing prohibited without written permission of the Head of the Suriname Forest Service). Coordinates and designation are from a geolocation/encyclopedic source (Wikipedia infobox), not a legal boundary table.
On the coast
Location
Approximate reference point for this zone. See the full picture on the interactive map.
5.6517°N, 55.9714°W
View on the mapSource
This zone is documented in the official source below.
Before you dive
License for Suriname
Whether you need a license to spearfish here, and how to get one.
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.)
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