SpearfishingMap

Egypt

Africa · Northern Africa

Recreational spearfishing is heavily restricted and, in practice, off-limits across Egypt's main waters, above all the Red Sea. No retrieved primary statute names a categorical, permanent ban on spearfishing or spearguns by name; the restriction instead arises from the combination of general fisheries-gear controls, a missing permitted-gear listing for spearguns, marine-protected-area no-take zones, current multi-year recreational-fishing suspensions, and consistent dive-industry guidance. Egypt has no recreational spearfishing licence regime; underwater fishing falls under the general fisheries framework (Law No. 146 of 2021 for the Protection and Development of Lakes and Fisheries), whose Article 22 bans fishing with methods, materials and tools that are not permitted, Article 23 bans the mere presence on a vessel - or possession at a fishing site - of nets, machines or materials that are not licensed or not permitted for fishing, and Article 34 makes a boat licence and a personal fishing card mandatory; no statute lists spearguns/harpoons as permitted gear. Dive-industry guidance is consistent that nets, harpoons and spearguns are not allowed in the Red Sea and that it is strictly forbidden to fish for turtles, sharks, Napoleon wrasse and certain other reef fish. Spearfishing inside the network of Red Sea marine protected areas / national parks (Ras Mohammed, the Brothers / El Ikhwa Islands and other declared protectorates) is forbidden as these are no-take zones. Article 31 separately prohibits taking, collecting, transporting or possessing fish fry, sea turtles and marine mammals. On top of this, the Red Sea Governorate's Decision No. 339 of 2023 banned all forms of recreational fishing from pleasure or hired boats during the breeding window, and from 1 May 2024 a sweeping decree suspended ALL recreational fishing and competitions for five years across the Red Sea, Gulf of Suez and Gulf of Aqaba. Where any underwater fishing is tolerated, scuba spearfishing is illegal (freediving only). Penalties include heavy fines, gear confiscation, two-month (repeat: six-month) vessel suspension and, in Ras Mohammed National Park, possible imprisonment. Travellers and operators are advised not to spearfish.

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Zadnje ažurirano lipanj 22, 2026

Mjerodavni okvir

  • §Law No. 146 of 2021 for the Protection and Development of Lakes and Fisheries (64 articles, 5 chapters) - esp. Article 22 (prohibited methods/materials/tools), Article 23 (no unlicensed/non-permitted gear on vessel or at fishing site), Article 31 (protection of fish fry, sea turtles and marine mammals), Article 34 (boat licence + fishing card required)
  • §Law No. 124 of 1983 on Fishing, Aquatic Life and the Regulation of Fish Farms (licensing; superseded by Law 146/2021, which repealed it in its Article 3)
  • §Law No. 4 of 1994 on the Environment (Environmental Law), Article 28 (protection of wildlife and marine living organisms)
  • §Decree No. 159 of 2009 (protection of dolphins in the Mediterranean Sea)
  • §Resolution No. 1437 of 2021 (ban on fishing of marine mammals)
  • §Red Sea Governorate Decision No. 339 of 2023 (seasonal ban on all recreational fishing from pleasure/hired boats and on trade of Red Sea fish)
  • §Red Sea recreational and commercial fishing suspension decree, effective 1 May 2024 (five-year ban)
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01Article 28Egypt · national

Protection of wildlife and marine living organisms

Environmental Law (Law No. 4 of 1994 on the Environment)

ENPrevedeno

Hunting, killing, catching birds and wild animals or marine living organisms; as well as possessing, transporting, importing and exporting or offering to sell such birds and animals, either dead or alive, as a whole, in part or their derivatives, or practicing activities that tend to destroy their natural habitats or properties or damage their nests, eggs or their offspring. The Executive Regulation of this law shall determine species of these creatures and sites to which the provisions of the above mentioned paragraph shall apply.

02Article 1Egypt · national

Prohibition of dolphin fishing in the Mediterranean Sea

Decree No. 159 of 2009

ENPrevedeno

Dolphin fishing in the Mediterranean Sea is strictly prohibited with any fishing gear or any means of aggregation during the period from 1 January to 14 August each year.

03Article 22Egypt · national

Prohibition of fishing in closed areas/periods or with non-permitted methods, materials and tools

Law No. 146 of 2021 for the Protection and Development of Lakes and Fisheries

ARIzvornik

يحظر الصيد فى المناطق والفترات الممنوع الصيد فيها أو الصيد بالطرق والمواد والأدوات غير المسموح بها.

04Article 23Egypt · national

Prohibition of unlicensed/non-permitted nets, machines or materials on the vessel and of possessing them at fishing sites

Law No. 146 of 2021 for the Protection and Development of Lakes and Fisheries

ARIzvornik

يحظر وجود شباك أو آلات أو مواد غير مرخص بها أو غير مسموح الصيد بها على المركب، كما يحظر حيازة هذه الآلات والأدوات والمواد فى مواقع الصيد.

05Article 31Egypt · national

Prohibition of catching, collecting, transporting or possessing fish fry, sea turtles and marine mammals without a permit

Law No. 146 of 2021 for the Protection and Development of Lakes and Fisheries

ARIzvornik

يحظر صيد أو جمع أو نقل أو حيازة زريعة الأسماك والسلاحف البحرية والثدييات البحرية من البحر أو البحيرات، أو المسطحات المائية الأخرى أو العبث بأماكن وجودها وتكاثرها بحسب الأحوال على امتداد الشواطئ المصرية أو فى المياه البحرية إلا بتصريح من الجهاز.

06Article 34Egypt · national

Requirement of a licence to use any boat for fishing and of a fishing card to practise fishing

Law No. 146 of 2021 for the Protection and Development of Lakes and Fisheries

ARIzvornik

يحظر بغير ترخيص من الجهاز استعمال أى مركب فى الصيد. ... كما يحظر على أى شخص مزاولة مهنة الصيد إلا إذا كان حاصلاً على بطاقة صيد.

07Red Sea Governorate, Egypt · regional

Ban on all forms of recreational fishing from pleasure or hired boats in the Red Sea governorate (Decision No. 339 of 2023)

Red Sea Governor's Decision No. 339 of 2023

ARIzvornik

حظر الصيد الترفيهي بكل أنواعه من خلال مراكب النزهة أو الركوبة بأجر

Kada možete roniti

Sezone i vremenska ograničenja

Zatvorena, otvorena i ograničena razdoblja tijekom godine. Uvijek lokalno potvrdite lovostaje specifične za vrste.

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  • ZatvorenoAll recreational fishing and fishing competitions in the Red Sea, Gulf of Suez and Gulf of Aqabasvi 1 – svi 1

    From 1 May 2024 all recreational fishing and competitions are suspended for five years across the Red Sea, Gulf of Suez and Aqaba to reduce pressure on the ecosystem during fish reproduction. Commercial fishing using shanshula and trawl methods is likewise prohibited for five years.

  • ZatvorenoSale/trade of Red Sea fish in markets, restaurants and shops (breeding-season trade ban)tra 15 – srp 15

    All trade of Red Sea fish was prohibited in markets, restaurants and shops from 15 April to 15 July 2024 to reduce demand and protect breeding stocks; pleasure boats were restricted to day trips only during this peak breeding season (Red Sea, Gulf of Suez and Aqaba). The HEPCA source states the specific 2024 window within the five-year program; whether the trade ban recurs annually in subsequent breeding seasons is not confirmed by a cited source. This is a commercial/market measure, not a geographic spearfishing zone.

  • ZatvorenoDolphins (Mediterranean Sea)sij 1 – kol 14

    Dolphin fishing in the Mediterranean Sea is strictly prohibited with any fishing gear or any means of aggregation from 1 January to 14 August each year (Decree No. 159 of 2009, Article 1).

  • ZatvorenoAll forms of recreational fishing from pleasure or hired boats in the Red Sea Governorate (Decision No. 339 of 2023)svi 15 – kol 1

    Red Sea Governor's Decision No. 339 of 2023 banned recreational fishing of all kinds via pleasure or paid/hire boats (مراكب النزهة أو الركوبة بأجر) from 15 May to 1 August, alongside a ban on trading Red Sea fish in markets, restaurants and shops throughout the prohibition period, and area-specific bans on commercial trawl (15 May - 15 Sep) and shanshula (2 May - 4 Oct) methods. Penalties: a violating vessel/float is suspended for two months with confiscation of the offending fishing gear; on repeat, suspension for six months. This is the 2023 Red Sea Governorate breeding-season decree; the broader five-year suspension below began in 2024.

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Dozvola

Što vam je potrebno da biste smjeli u vodu, koliko košta i kako je nabaviti.

Potrebna dozvolaputem Agency for the Protection and Development of Lakes and Fish Resources (LPFWDA) / General Authority for Fish Resources Development (GAFRD)

Fishing licences are granted by the Agency for the Protection and Development of Lakes and Fish Resources (formerly via the General Authority for Fish Resources Development, GAFRD). Spearfishing is not licensed as a recreational activity and is effectively prohibited.

Nabavi dozvolu

Otvara službeni portal · ecolex.org

Potrebna dozvola
Vrsta
General fishing licence under the national fisheries law; no dedicated recreational spearfishing licence exists. Recreational fishing is currently suspended in the Red Sea (5-year ban from 1 May 2024).
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Kako nabaviti
Fishing licences are granted by the Agency for the Protection and Development of Lakes and Fish Resources (formerly via the General Authority for Fish Resources Development, GAFRD). Spearfishing is not licensed as a recreational activity and is effectively prohibited.
Nadležno tijelo
Agency for the Protection and Development of Lakes and Fish Resources (LPFWDA) / General Authority for Fish Resources Development (GAFRD)

Oprema i tehnika

Pravila o opremi

Koja je oprema dopuštena, kako se smije koristiti i koji uvjeti uz nju vrijede.

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Ograničenja

  • Spearfishing is generally prohibited; where any underwater fishing is tolerated, scuba spearfishing is illegal - freediving only
  • Fishing nets, harpoons and spearguns are reported as never allowed in the Red Sea by dive-industry guidance ('Fishing nets, harpoons and spearguns are never allowed', marsaalam.com); statutorily, Law 146/2021 Article 23 bans any non-permitted gear on a vessel or possessed at a fishing site
  • Use of explosives, toxic/chemical substances and other destructive/harmful fishing methods is prohibited under the fisheries and environmental laws
  • A surface dive float with flag is reportedly required and checked by coast guard patrols where freediving is conducted

speargun_allowed and scuba_allowed are set to false because spearfishing is effectively prohibited across Egypt's main (Red Sea) waters and scuba spearfishing is explicitly illegal. Equipment specifics come from dive-industry/community sources rather than verbatim statute; treat as guidance, not codified text.

Što smijete uzeti

Ograničenja ulova i zaštićene vrste

Dnevne kvote, najmanje veličine i vrste koje se nikad ne smiju uzeti.

Dnevno ograničenje

Recreational fishing (incl. any catch) is suspended in the Red Sea/Gulf of Suez/Aqaba for five years from 1 May 2024. Outside that ban, dive-industry guidance reports informal bag limits of roughly 2-3 fish per person per day for most permitted species.

Zaštićene vrste — ne uzimati

  • ZaštićenoAll sea turtles
  • ZaštićenoAll shark species
  • ZaštićenoMarine mammals (dolphins, whales) - banned under Resolution No. 1437 of 2021 and Environmental Law Article 28
  • ZaštićenoNapoleon wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) - reported strictly protected by dive-industry guidance
  • ZaštićenoSea cucumber
  • ZaštićenoOrnamental / aquarium reef fish
  • ZaštićenoCorals

Protection of marine mammals and listed wildlife is codified: a verbatim (translated) provision is held for Article 28 of the Environmental Law and Decree 159/2009 (see law_texts). Marine-mammal fishing is additionally reported to be banned by Resolution No. 1437 of 2021, but only via a third-person summary in the NOAA report - no verbatim wording was retrievable, so that instrument is recorded in legal_status.legal_framework rather than as verbatim law_text. Protection of turtles, sharks and Napoleon wrasse for spearfishing purposes is consistently reported by dive-industry and conservation sources; exact size limits were not retrievable from official statute.

Tko smije loviti

Posjetitelji i rezidenti

Kako se pravila razlikuju za strane posjetitelje i lokalne rezidente.

Strani posjetitelji

Nije dopušteno

Ograničenja

  • Spearfishing is effectively prohibited for everyone, including tourists/foreigners, especially in the Red Sea and all marine protected areas
  • Violations can lead to fines (reported from ~USD 500), equipment confiscation, and imprisonment in Ras Mohammed National Park
  • Egypt has also moved to restrict foreign fishing boats in its territorial waters

There is no foreigner-specific recreational spearfishing permit; the general prohibition applies to all. Tourists are strongly advised not to spearfish.

Rezidenti

General fishing licence / fishing card under Law No. 146 of 2021 (no recreational spearfishing category)

Uvjeti

  • Licensed fishing vessels and fishing cards are required for fishing generally; fishing without a licence is prohibited (Law 124, Article 8)

Residents are subject to the same prohibitions on spearfishing and the same five-year Red Sea recreational fishing suspension.

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Zabranjena područja

  • Ras Mohammed National Parkmarine national park / no-take zone

    No-take marine national park at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula near Sharm el-Sheikh, established as a marine reserve in 1983. Fishing, shell/coral collection and harming marine life are prohibited; spearfishing here can incur the heaviest penalties (large fines, confiscation, possible imprisonment).

  • The Brothers Islands (El Ikhwa / El Akhawein)marine protectorate / marine park

    Two uninhabited rocky islets in the offshore Red Sea, declared natural protectorates / marine park in 1983, about 60 km off El Quseir. Marine park status restricts activities; spearfishing around the islands is prohibited.

  • Protected dolphin habitat reef near Marsa Alam where spearfishing is prohibited.

  • Egypt established a network of marine protected areas along the Red Sea coast with no-take zones for the conservation of sensitive habitats; fishing including spearfishing is prohibited within them.

  • Wadi El Gemal - Hamata National Park (marine area)marine national park / managed-resources protected area

    National park established in 2003 on the Red Sea coast south of Marsa Alam, with an extensive marine component (reported marine area ~1,600 km2) including coral reefs, mangroves, seagrass beds and offshore islands (Wadi El Gemal Island, Hamata/Qulan islands). As a declared Egyptian protectorate it is a no-take protected area where fishing including spearfishing is prohibited. Coordinates are a representative coastal point of the park.

  • Nabq Managed Resource Protected Areamarine managed-resources protected area

    Protected area on the eastern Sinai coast on the Gulf of Aqaba north of Sharm el-Sheikh, declared in 1992. Includes mangroves, coral reefs and seagrass; reported marine area ~121.9 km2. As a declared Egyptian protectorate with no-take marine zones, fishing including spearfishing is prohibited. Coordinates are a representative point on the protected coast.

  • Abu Galum Managed Resource Protected Areamarine managed-resources protected area

    Protected area on the Gulf of Aqaba coast of South Sinai between Dahab and Nuweiba, declared in 1992 (~500 km2). It has coral reefs and a marine no-take component (reported marine area ~121 km2). As a declared Egyptian protectorate, fishing including spearfishing is prohibited. Coordinates are a representative coastal point.

  • Giftun Islands National Parkmarine national park / protected area

    Marine protected area off Hurghada (~11 km east) comprising Big and Small Giftun islands and surrounding reefs, one of Egypt's earliest declared Red Sea protected areas. Rich coral reefs and turtle nesting beaches; as a no-take protected area, fishing including spearfishing is prohibited. Coordinates are a representative point at the islands (Orange Bay area).

  • Daedalus Reef (Abu el Kizan)marine protected area

    Isolated oceanic coral reef ~90 km off Marsa Alam within Egypt's Red Sea marine protected-area network. Governed by Law No. 102 of 1983 (reinforced by PM Decree No. 4419 of 2025), which prohibits hunting, fishing, and destruction of corals within the reserve.

  • Largest island of the Foul Bay group in the far-southern Red Sea, part of the conserved Elba National Park (protected since 1986); a designated no-fishing offshore island reserve under Egypt's Law No. 102 of 1983.

  • Rocky Islandmarine protected area

    Small offshore island in Foul Bay ~6 km southeast of Zabargad, protected since 1986 as part of Egypt's far-southern Red Sea island reserves; listed among the sites where fishing is prohibited (island plus coral reefs to 1 km from the reef edge).

  • Spinner-dolphin reef in the Fury Shoals SE of Marsa Alam, managed by the EEAA and HEPCA as a marine park reserve with zoned Absolute Protection Zones (A1/A2) off-limits to all activities except authorised research. Distinct from Sha'ab Samadai.

  • Egypt's first Mediterranean marine natural reserve (~383 km2), declared by Prime Minister's Decision No. 533 of 2010 in the Gulf of Sallum on the Libyan border, protecting seagrass meadows, rocky reefs, sea turtles, and marine biodiversity under Law No. 102 of 1983.

  • Largest island in the Strait of Gubal at the mouth of the Gulf of Suez, about 30 km SW of Sharm el-Sheikh and NE of El Gouna. Part of the Red Sea Northern Islands Protectorate, declared in August 2006 under Law No. 102 of 1983 on Natural Protectorates and managed by the EEAA Nature Conservation Sector; landing and fishing are not permitted. Egyptian marine-science literature independently maps 'Shedwan Island & the coral reefs around the island' as a no-fishing zone (Egyptian Red Sea fishing-zones map, ResearchGate fig1_46034001, the same source used in this dataset for Rocky Island). Fishing including spearfishing is prohibited. Coordinates are a representative point on the island.

  • Isolated coral-fringed island and reef about 9 km north of the Giftun Islands off Hurghada. It is a named constituent of the Red Sea Northern Islands Protectorate, declared in August 2006 under Law No. 102 of 1983 on Natural Protectorates, and a HEPCA-managed no-anchoring/no-take dive reef (Shab Ruhr Umm Gamar). Fishing including spearfishing is prohibited under the protectorate's no-take regime. Coordinates from the OpenStreetMap island feature.

  • Abu Ramada Islandprotectorate

    Small island and reef complex south of the Giftun Islands off Hurghada, a named constituent of the Red Sea Northern Islands Protectorate declared in August 2006 under Law No. 102 of 1983 on Natural Protectorates. Egyptian marine-science literature maps 'Abu Ramad(a)' as a no-fishing zone (Egyptian Red Sea fishing-zones map, ResearchGate fig1_46034001). Fishing including spearfishing is prohibited. Coordinates from the OpenStreetMap islet feature for Abu Ramada island itself (distinct from the nearby Gota Abu Ramada dive reefs).

  • Low sandy/mangrove islands about 4 km off Hurghada, a named constituent of the Red Sea Northern Islands Protectorate declared in August 2006 under Law No. 102 of 1983 on Natural Protectorates. Egyptian marine-science literature lists 'Abu Monkar Island' as a no-fishing zone (Egyptian Red Sea fishing-zones map, ResearchGate fig1_46034001). Fishing including spearfishing is prohibited. Coordinates from the OpenStreetMap island feature (Juzur Abu Minqar); this is the Red Sea island off Hurghada, not the like-named Western Desert oasis.

Uvjeti na vodi

Uvjeti uživo

Snimka mora i vremena uživo u blizini obalne referentne točke u Egypt, iz Open-Meteo. Uvjeti se mijenjaju duž obale — uzmite kao okvirne.

More i vrijeme uživo u blizini Ras Mohammed National Park.

Uvjeti

Koga pitati

Nadležna tijela

Službena tijela odgovorna za ribarstvo i izdavanje dozvola.

  • Agency for the Protection and Development of Lakes and Fish Resources (LPFWDA)

    fisheries authority

    ecolex.orgAffiliated with the Egyptian Cabinet; established under Law No. 146 of 2021
  • General Authority for Fish Resources Development (GAFRD)

    fisheries authority

    seafoodsource.comMinistry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation
  • Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) / Nature Conservation Sector

    environment authority

    en.wikipedia.orgManages Red Sea marine protected areas and national parks (Ras Mohammed, Brothers Islands)

Odakle ovo dolazi

Izvori

Svaka tvrdnja na ovoj stranici vodi do jednog od ovih izvora.

  1. [01]

    NOAA NMFS - Marine Mammal Protection Act Import Provisions Comparability Finding Application Final Report: Egypt (2025)

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    fisheries.noaa.govPristupljeno lip 14
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    ECOLEX - Law No. 146 of 2021 for the Protection and Development of Lakes and Fisheries (FAOLEX LEX-FAOC206844)

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    ecolex.orgPristupljeno lip 14
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    HEPCA (Hurghada Environmental Protection and Conservation Association) - Red Sea Scores Major Victory in Fight Against Overfishing

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    hepca.orgPristupljeno lip 14
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    SeafoodSource - Egypt moves to ban foreign fishing boats in its territorial waters / enhancing fisheries protections

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    seafoodsource.comPristupljeno lip 14
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    Egypt Independent - Sisi ratifies Law for Protection and Development of Lakes and Fisheries

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    egyptindependent.comPristupljeno lip 14
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    Wikipedia - Ras Muhammad National Park (coordinates, establishment, no-take status)

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    en.wikipedia.orgPristupljeno lip 14
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    Wikipedia - El Ikhwa Islands (The Brothers) marine protectorate, coordinates

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    en.wikipedia.orgPristupljeno lip 14
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    harpune.info - Spearfishing Rules Worldwide (Egypt: strictly prohibited)

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    harpune.infoPristupljeno lip 14
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    FAOLEX (FAO) - Law No. 146 of 2021 for the Protection and Development of Lakes and Fisheries - full Official Gazette Arabic text (PDF, Gazette No. 39 bis (a), 2 Oct 2021)

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    faolex.fao.orgPristupljeno lip 22
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    Alber Onsy law repository - Law No. 146 of 2021 (clean Arabic full text, used to confirm verbatim Article 22/23/31/34 wording)

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    alberonsy.comPristupljeno lip 22
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    kenanaonline (leloi) - Executive Regulation of the Egyptian Fishing Law (Law 124/1983), Article 4: no unauthorized weapons/tools on a fishing vessel or possessed at fishing sites

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    kenanaonline.comPristupljeno lip 22
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    Masrawy - Red Sea Governor Decision No. 339 of 2023 banning recreational fishing from pleasure/hired boats and trade of Red Sea fish (with penalties)

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    masrawy.comPristupljeno lip 22
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    marsaalam.com - Marsa Alam / Red Sea Fishing Guide (harpoons and spearguns never allowed; turtles, sharks, Napoleons strictly off-limits)

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    marsaalam.comPristupljeno lip 22

Napomene istraživača

CONFIDENCE: medium (upgraded from low on 2026-06-22). Egypt has no spearfishing-specific statute; legality is inferred from the governing fisheries framework (Law 146/2021, which repealed Law 124/1983 per its Article 3), environmental law, marine protected area designations, and seasonal/multi-year recreational fishing suspensions in the Red Sea. The 2026-06-22 deepening added FOUR verbatim Arabic provisions from the actual operative law - Law No. 146 of 2021, Articles 22, 23, 31 and 34 - quoted from the official FAOLEX Official Gazette PDF (Gazette No. 39 bis (a), 2 Oct 2021) that was fetched and text-extracted, and independently confirmed against a clean legal-text repository (alberonsy.com) to correct pdftotext lam-alef/hamza ligature artifacts. Article 22 (prohibited methods/materials/tools), Article 23 (no unlicensed/non-permitted gear on a vessel or possessed at a fishing site - the catch-all that captures spearguns/harpoons), Article 31 (protection of fish fry, sea turtles and marine mammals) and Article 34 (boat licence + personal fishing card required). A FIFTH verbatim entry is the Red Sea Governorate's Decision No. 339 of 2023 (Arabic) banning all recreational fishing from pleasure/hired boats (Masrawy). These now sit alongside the pre-existing two NOAA-translated quotes (Environmental Law Article 28; Decree 159/2009 Article 1). spearfishing_allowed was moved from 'restricted' to 'no': there is no positive permission anywhere, the gear catch-all (Art. 23) plus the species/no-take prohibitions plus seasonal/5-year suspensions plus consistent dive-industry guidance ('harpoons and spearguns are never allowed' - marsaalam.com; 'strictly prohibited by law' - harpune.info) all point to an effective national prohibition. NOT verifiable / omitted: the verbatim Arabic of Resolution No. 1437 of 2021 and the original Article 8 of repealed Law 124/1983 still could not be retrieved (the Law 124/1983 executive-regulation Article 4, banning unauthorized weapons/tools on a vessel, was located on kenanaonline but Law 124 is now superseded, so it is recorded as a source rather than a primary law_text); no statute names spearguns/harpoons explicitly, so equipment specifics, ~2-3 fish bag limits, dive-float requirement and USD 500+ fine figures remain dive-industry/community guidance, not codified text. The five-year recreational fishing suspension (Red Sea/Gulf of Suez/Aqaba, from 1 May 2024) is sourced (HEPCA); the precise gazette text of that decree was not retrieved. No marine zone could be confirmed as a place where recreational spearfishing is positively permitted, hence zones.allowed is empty.

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