Tunisia · Spearfishing zone

Within 150 m of any fishing vessel or marked fishing gear

Prohibited zoneoperational exclusion zone

What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at Within 150 m of any fishing vessel or marked fishing gear.

Spearfishers must keep clear of professional fishing units and marked fishing gear; approaching within ~150 m of a fishing vessel or buoy-marked gear is reported as prohibited. Consistent with Art. 21 of Law 94-13 (recreational units must not impede professionals). Operational distance figure is secondary-sourced.

Source

This zone is documented in the official source below.

tirsportifchabris.fr

Before you dive

License for Tunisia

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

License: unknown — verify locallyvia Direction Générale de la Pêche et de l'Aquaculture (DGPA), Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Ressources Hydrauliques et de la Pêche

Conditions for recreational/sport fishing activity are fixed by arrêté of the Ministry of Agriculture (DGPA). Civil-liability insurance is commonly expected for spearfishers (secondary-sourced). Confirm current requirements with the DGPA before diving.

Get your license

Opens the official portal · faolex.fao.org

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