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Recreational spearfishing (pesca deportiva con arpón / pesca submarina) is legal in Colombia but tightly restricted. It is regulated by AUNAP (Autoridad Nacional de Acuicultura y Pesca) under the recreational-fishing framework set by Resolution 0549 of 2022, issued under the General Fishing Statute (Law 13 of 1990) and Decree 1071 of 2015. A personal AUNAP recreational-fishing permit (carné) is required for nationals and foreigners alike. Spearfishing must be done by free diving in apnea only; per news reporting of the resolution, only one elastic/spring speargun per person is allowed, night spearfishing is prohibited, and hooks, gigs/tridents and light-attraction devices are banned. Recreational fishing must be non-commercial (catch-and-release oriented, with retention only for self-consumption above minimum sizes); selling the catch is prohibited. Spearfishing is banned inside National Natural Parks and other marine protected areas, where the environmental authority (Parques Nacionales Naturales) governs. The resolution rules apply across the whole national territory except protected areas.
Huling na-update Agosto 4, 2025
Namamahalang balangkas
- §Ley 13 de 1990 - Estatuto General de Pesca
- §Decreto 1071 de 2015 - Decreto Único Reglamentario del Sector Agropecuario, Pesquero y de Desarrollo Rural (compila el Decreto 2256 de 1991 reglamentario de la Ley 13 de 1990); Sección 6 - Permiso de pesca deportiva
- §Resolución AUNAP número 0549 de 2022 (lineamientos de ordenación pesquera para la pesca deportiva con fines recreativos; deroga la Resolución 2609 de 2020)
- §Ley 2 de 1959 (art. 13) y Decreto 1076 de 2015 - prohibición de pesca en Parques Nacionales Naturales
- §Ley 1851 de 2017 - medidas contra la pesca ilegal (modifica el Estatuto General de Pesca)
- Kinakailangan ang lisensya
- Kinakailangan
- Speargun
- Pinahintulutan
- Scuba
- Ipinagbabawal
- Mga Dayuhan
- Maligayang pagdating
- Max na mga sibat
- 1
Ang batas, verbatim
Mga legal na teksto
Ang eksaktong mga estatutoryo at regulatoryong probisyon na namamahala sa spearfishing dito, na-quote ayon sa nailathala, na may link sa bawat opisyal na pinagmulan.
Definición de pesca deportiva
Decreto 1071 de 2015 (compila Decreto 2256 de 1991), citado en la Resolución AUNAP 0549 de 2022
La pesca se clasifica: (...) 2. Por su finalidad, en: (...) 2.3 Pesca deportiva: la que se realiza con fines de recreación o esparcimiento y sin fines comerciales, la Aunap definirá las especies, zonas, épocas, artes, volúmenes y métodos para el desarrollo sostenible de la actividad.
Arpón autorizado solo para especies exóticas o trasplantadas
Resolución AUNAP número 0549 de 2022
Se autoriza el arpón como método de pesca dirigido a la captura de individuos de especies exóticas o trasplantadas, en aguas que no sean propias de su distribución natural (especies no nativas, procedente de otra región de origen).
Permiso obligatorio para la pesca deportiva (nacionales y extranjeros)
Resolución AUNAP número 0549 de 2022
Para el ejercicio de la pesca deportiva en Colombia, es necesario contar con un permiso expedido por la Aunap; para persona natural, nacional o extranjera, representado en un carné de uso personal e intransferible; para las personas jurídicas, en una resolución de autorización para la realización de torneos o concursos, previo registro de la persona jurídica ante la Aunap.
Retención solo para autoconsumo y con tallas mínimas (Capture y Libere)
Resolución AUNAP número 0549 de 2022
Aun cuando se orienta a la práctica del "Capture y Liberé" como premisa de la pesca deportiva, se autoriza que se conserven con fines de autoconsumo, individuos que cuenten con las tallas mínimas de captura establecidas en la presente resolución.
Validez y carácter del permiso de pesca deportiva
Decreto 1071 de 2015, Sección 6 - Permiso de pesca deportiva
El permiso se otorgará hasta por cinco (5) años mediante la expedición de un carné que identifique a su titular. Este carné tendrá el carácter de personal e intransferible y en él se fijará su vigencia.
Restricciones específicas a la pesca con arpón (reporte de prensa jurídica sobre la Resolución 0549 de 2022)
Resolución AUNAP 0549 de 2022 (texto reportado por Ámbito Jurídico; no verificado contra el texto oficial completo)
La pesca con arpón únicamente podrá ser practicada mediante buceo libre en la modalidad de apnea y solo con un arpón de liga o resorte por persona. Se prohíbe la pesca con arpón en horarios nocturnos e igualmente el uso de ganchos y fisgas o tridentes, así como de dispositivos de atracción luminosa. Estos aplican en todo el territorio nacional, a excepción de las áreas protegidas, donde será la autoridad ambiental correspondiente, en el ejercicio de sus competencias y funciones, la que podrá aplicarlos, según el caso. La pesca deportiva solo podrá ser realizada sin ánimo de lucro, de modo que está prohibida la comercialización de los ejemplares capturados o porciones de ellos por parte de los pescadores deportivos.
Kung kailan maaaring sumisid
Mga panahon at limitasyon sa oras
Mga sarado, bukas at limitadong panahon sa buong taon. Palaging kumpirmahin ang mga pagsasara na partikular sa isda nang lokal.
Walang naitalaang mga saradong panahon — i-verify nang lokal bago sumisid.
Pahintulot na mangisda
Lisensya
Ano ang kailangan mo para maaari sa tubig, magkano ang halaga nito, at kung paano makuha ito.
Online via the gov.co / AUNAP portal ("Iniciar trámite"); submit application with valid ID (cédula for Colombians, passport for foreigners), pay the fee; processing time ~15 business days.
Kunin ang iyong lisensyaNagbubukas ng opisyal na portal · aunap.gov.co
- Uri
- Permiso de pesca deportiva (carné personal e intransferible) expedido por la AUNAP; persona natural nacional o extranjera
- Halaga
- Has a cost; AUNAP fee schedule (tabla de liquidación de tasas). Secondary reporting indicates foreign anglers pay approximately COP 1,750,000 for marine fishing and COP 1,459,000 for freshwater (figures from a commercial fishing-guide site, not official).
- Bisa
- Up to five (5) years per Decree 1071 of 2015, art. 2.16.5.2.6.1 (some operator/commercial permits and foreigner short-term permits reported as shorter, e.g. up to 6 months)
- Paano makuha
- Online via the gov.co / AUNAP portal ("Iniciar trámite"); submit application with valid ID (cédula for Colombians, passport for foreigners), pay the fee; processing time ~15 business days.
- Awtoridad
- Autoridad Nacional de Acuicultura y Pesca (AUNAP)
Gear at teknik
Mga patakaran sa kagamitan
Anong kagamitan ang pinahintulutan, kung paano ito maaaring gamitin, at ang mga kondisyon na nakakabit dito.
Mga Paghihigpit
- Spearfishing only by free diving in apnea (no SCUBA / no compressed-air assistance) - per Ámbito Jurídico reporting of Resolution 0549 of 2022
- Only one elastic-band or spring-loaded speargun (arpón de liga o resorte) per person
- Night spearfishing prohibited
- Hooks (ganchos), gigs/tridents (fisgas o tridentes) prohibited
- Light-attraction devices (dispositivos de atracción luminosa) prohibited
- Spear (arpón) is authorized as a directed method only for exotic/transplanted (non-native) species in waters outside their natural distribution (Resolution 0549/2022, art. 5)
The apnea-only, one-speargun, no-night-fishing, no-hooks/tridents/lights restrictions are reported by the legal news outlet Ámbito Jurídico quoting Resolution 0549 of 2022; the full official text of the gear articles (art. 4-5) could not be retrieved verbatim (vLex paywall, official portals returned 403/unreachable). Article 5 verbatim from vLex limits the arpón specifically to non-native species.
Ano ang maaaring kunin
Mga limitasyon sa huli at mga protektadong isda
Mga araw-araw na quota, pinakamaliit na sukat, at mga isdang hindi dapat kunin.
Araw-araw na limitasyon
unknown
Mga protektadong isda — huwag kunin
- ProtektadoBillfish - marlines, agujas, pez espada, pez vela (catch-and-release required; circle hooks, release without removing from water - Resolution 0549/2022 arts. 9-10)
- ProtektadoSpecies below AUNAP minimum capture sizes (tallas mínimas de captura) - retention prohibited
- ProtektadoSharks, marine rays and chimaeras (reclassified by AUNAP as hydrobiological resource - capture restricted)
Recreational fishing is oriented to catch-and-release; retention allowed only for self-consumption (autoconsumo) of individuals meeting AUNAP minimum sizes (Resolution 0549/2022, art. 8). Commercialization of the catch is prohibited. No species-specific spearfishing bag limit was retrieved verbatim. AUNAP publishes minimum-size tables (e.g. snapper/pargo ~42 cm total length recommended) but a consolidated spearfishing size-limit list was not retrievable as official text.
Sino ang maaaring mangisda
Mga bisita at residente
Kung paano naiiba ang mga patakaran para sa mga dayuhang bisita at lokal na residente.
Mga dayuhang bisita
PinahintulutanKinakailangan ang espesyal na lisensya
Mga Kinakailangan
- AUNAP recreational-fishing permit (carné), valid passport
- Same prohibitions and gear restrictions as nationals
- No fishing inside National Natural Parks / marine protected areas
Mga Paghihigpit
- Higher fees reported for foreign anglers than for nationals
- Catch must remain non-commercial
Resolution 0549/2022 art. 6 expressly allows the permit to be issued to a 'persona natural, nacional o extranjera'. Reported foreigner fees come from a commercial fishing-guide site, not an official AUNAP tariff sheet.
Mga residente
Permiso de pesca deportiva (carné AUNAP) - persona natural nacional
Mga Kinakailangan
- AUNAP recreational-fishing permit (carné), valid cédula de ciudadanía
- Compliance with gear, season-area and minimum-size rules
Same recreational-fishing permit regime applies to nationals; no distinct resident-only spearfishing scheme was identified. Indigenous/artisanal subsistence fishing falls under separate rules.
Saan sa baybayin
Mga pinahintulutan at ipinagbabawal na zone
Mga pinangalanang lugar na bukas o sarado para sa spearfishing. Tingnan ang buong larawan sa interactive na mapa.
Mga ipinagbabawal na lugar
- Parque Nacional Natural Tayronanational park (marine protected area)
Marine and terrestrial national park on the Caribbean coast (Magdalena). All fishing, including sport/spearfishing, is prohibited; the National Parks System has reiterated the ban on artisanal fishing in its marine ecosystems.
- Parque Nacional Natural Gorgonanational park (marine protected area)
Pacific island national park where fishing is expressly prohibited; park rangers conduct anti-illegal-fishing enforcement inside the protected area.
- Vía Parque Isla de Salamancanational park / via parque (protected area)
Caribbean protected area (Magdalena) where all types of sport fishing are totally prohibited.
- Parques Nacionales Naturales (todas las áreas marinas protegidas)national parks system (marine protected areas)
Sport fishing is prohibited inside all National Natural Parks by Article 13 of Law 2 of 1959 and Article 2.2.2.1.15.1 of Decree 1076 of 2015. This includes marine parks such as Corales del Rosario y de San Bernardo, Old Providence McBean Lagoon, Utría and Malpelo Sanctuary. AUNAP Resolution 0549 of 2022 rules do not apply inside protected areas, where the environmental authority governs.
- Santuario de Fauna y Flora Malpelonational park / no-take marine sanctuary (marine protected area)
Oceanic Pacific marine sanctuary ~500 km west of Buenaventura. It is the largest no-fishing zone in the Eastern Tropical Pacific (>850,000 ha), a no-take area where all fishing — including sport/spearfishing — is banned. As a unit of the National Natural Parks System, the fishing ban rests on Law 2 of 1959 (art. 13) and Decree 1076 of 2015; AUNAP Resolution 0549/2022 recreational rules do not apply inside protected areas. Already named in the file's catch-all PNN prohibition zone; added here as a discrete mappable point.
- Parque Nacional Natural Corales del Rosario y de San Bernardonational park (marine protected area)
Caribbean marine national park protecting coral reefs in the Islas del Rosario archipelago (~20-23 km southwest of Cartagena, depts. Bolívar/Sucre). Sport/spearfishing is prohibited inside all National Natural Parks under Law 2 of 1959 (art. 13) and Decree 1076 of 2015; this park is explicitly named in the file's catch-all PNN prohibition. Coordinates represent the Islas del Rosario sector (the park also includes the San Bernardo sector at ~9.75N 75.85W).
- Parque Nacional Natural Old Providence McBean Lagoonnational park (marine protected area)
Marine national park on the northeast side of Providencia Island (Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina), protecting part of the second-largest barrier reef in the Caribbean. Sport/spearfishing is prohibited inside all National Natural Parks under Law 2 of 1959 (art. 13) and Decree 1076 of 2015; this park is explicitly named in the file's catch-all PNN prohibition.
- Parque Nacional Natural Utríanational park (marine protected area)
Pacific marine-coastal national park in Chocó (municipalities of Bahía Solano and Nuquí), encompassing the Ensenada de Utría. Sport/spearfishing is prohibited inside all National Natural Parks under Law 2 of 1959 (art. 13) and Decree 1076 of 2015; this park is explicitly named in the file's catch-all PNN prohibition. Coordinate is a representative center of the Ensenada de Utría.
Mga kondisyon sa tubig
Mga live na kondisyon
Live na marine at weather snapshot malapit sa coastal na reference point sa Colombia, mula sa Open-Meteo. Nag-iiba ang mga kondisyon sa buong baybayin — ituring bilang indikatibo.
Live na marine at weather malapit sa Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona.
Sino ang dapat tanungin
Mga Awtoridad
Ang mga opisyal na katawan na responsable para sa mga isda at pagpapalisensya.
Autoridad Nacional de Acuicultura y Pesca (AUNAP)
fisheries authority
aunap.gov.coatencionalciudadano@aunap.gov.coParques Nacionales Naturales de Colombia
environment authority (protected areas)
Ministerio de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural
agriculture/fisheries policy ministry
Dirección General Marítima (DIMAR)
maritime authority
Saan nagmumula ang impormasyon
Mga Pinagmulan
Bawat pahayag sa pahinang ito ay nagmumula sa isa sa mga sangguniang ito.
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Resolución número 0549 de 2022 (AUNAP) - lineamientos de ordenación pesquera para la pesca deportiva con fines recreativos (texto de artículos)
Opisyalvlex.com.coNa-access Hun 14 - [02]
Ámbito Jurídico - Establecen lineamientos para ejercer la pesca deportiva con fines recreativos y de esparcimiento en Colombia (reporta restricciones a la pesca con arpón)
Pangalawaambitojuridico.comNa-access Hun 14 - [03]
Decreto 1071 de 2015 - Sección 6, Permiso de pesca deportiva (Ministerio de Agricultura)
Opisyalminagricultura.gov.coNa-access Hun 14 - [04]
Ley 13 de 1990 - Estatuto General de Pesca (ANLA)
Opisyalanla.gov.coNa-access Hun 14 - [05]
AUNAP - Permiso de Pesca Deportiva (trámite oficial)
Opisyalaunap.gov.coNa-access Hun 14 - [06]
Parques Nacionales Naturales - Realizar eventos de pesca deportiva en los Parques Nacionales está prohibido
Opisyalold.parquesnacionales.gov.coNa-access Hun 14 - [07]
Parques Nacionales Naturales - Acción interinstitucional contra la pesca ilegal en el PNN Gorgona
Opisyalparquesnacionales.gov.coNa-access Hun 14 - [08]
El Tiempo - Prohibición de pesca en el Parque Tayrona
Pangalawaeltiempo.comNa-access Hun 14 - [09]
Comisión Colombiana del Océano - Ley 2529 de 2025 (medidas contra la pesca ilegal)
Opisyalcco.gov.coNa-access Hun 14 - [10]
FishingWorldGuide - Fishing in Colombia (foreigner permit cost reporting, secondary)
communityfishingworldguide.comNa-access Hun 14
Mga tala ng mananaliksik
Spearfishing in Colombia is legal but heavily restricted under the recreational-fishing regime. Primary instrument: AUNAP Resolution 0549 of 2022, issued under Law 13 of 1990 (Estatuto General de Pesca) and Decree 1071 of 2015. Verbatim article text for arts. 5, 6, 8 (and the cited Decree 1071 definition) was captured from vLex's reproduction of the Diario Oficial; the official AUNAP PDF and minagricultura page were unreachable/403 from this environment and the full text of the gear articles (4-5) sits behind a vLex paywall. The detailed arpón restrictions (apnea only, one speargun per person, no night fishing, no hooks/gigs/tridents/light devices, non-commercial) are recorded here from the legal-news outlet Ámbito Jurídico, which directly quotes the resolution; these should be re-verified against the official full text before being treated as final legal advice. Protected-area bans rest on Law 2 of 1959 (art. 13) and Decree 1076 of 2015; spearfishing is prohibited in all National Natural Parks including marine parks (Tayrona, Corales del Rosario y San Bernardo, Gorgona, Old Providence, Malpelo, Utría). No spearfishing-specific closed seasons (vedas) were retrieved; species-specific AUNAP vedas (e.g. for certain snappers/groupers) may apply but were not confirmed as official text. data_confidence is medium: legal framework and permit regime are well sourced, but the most safety-relevant gear/method restrictions rely partly on secondary reporting rather than the retrieved official full text.
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