Bolivia
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Bolivia is a landlocked country, so there is no marine spearfishing; the only relevant context is freshwater (rivers, lakes such as Lake Titicaca, and the Amazon/Plata basins). Recreational/sports fishing ('pesca deportiva') is explicitly legal and recognised under Law No. 938 (Ley de Pesca y Acuicultura Sustentables, 2017) and the earlier Reglamento de Pesca y Acuicultura (DS 22581, 1990). However, neither the law nor the regulation specifically names underwater spearfishing, harpoons ('arpón') or spearguns ('fusil submarino') — they are neither expressly authorised nor expressly prohibited. Law 938 Art. 17 prohibits explosives, firearms, toxic/chemical substances and bottom-trawling, and lets the competent authority (IPD-PACU) declare any other method 'noxious'. Sports fishing must use 'authorized fishing gear and methods', requires a licence, and IPD-PACU regulates specialized fishing activities. Because spearfishing is not addressed by name and its legality depends on IPD-PACU authorising it as a method, the specific status of spearfishing is unknown/restricted in practice.
Ultimo aggiornamento Giugno 14, 2026
Quadro normativo di riferimento
- §Ley N° 938 - Ley de Pesca y Acuicultura Sustentables (3 May 2017)
- §Decreto Supremo N° 22581 - Reglamento de Pesca y Acuicultura (14 August 1990)
- §Decreto Supremo N° 1922 - Creación de la IPD-PACU (13 March 2014)
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La legge, integrale
Testi legali
Le esatte disposizioni di legge e regolamentari che disciplinano la pesca subacquea qui, citate come pubblicate, con un link a ogni fonte ufficiale.
Definition of sports/recreational fishing (Pesca Deportiva)
Ley N° 938, Ley de Pesca y Acuicultura Sustentables
Pesca Deportiva. Es la actividad pesquera que realizan personas, nacionales o extranjeras, con el fin de capturar con artes y métodos de pesca autorizados, recursos hidrobiológicos en aguas continentales, jurisdiccionales o en zona económica exclusiva, sin fines de lucro y con propósito de deporte, recreo, turismo o pasatiempo.
Prohibited fishing methods
Ley N° 938, Ley de Pesca y Acuicultura Sustentables
ARTÍCULO 17. (MÉTODOS DE PESCA PROHIBIDOS). Quedan prohibidos los siguientes métodos de pesca: 1. Emplear dinamita y otros materiales explosivos, incluyendo armas de fuego o que pongan en riesgo el ecosistema acuático. 2. Emplear sustancias químicas orgánicas e inorgánicas que al contacto del agua, produzcan contaminación o disminuyan su calidad. 3. Pescar con métodos de arrastre de fondo u otros que modifiquen las condiciones del hábitat. 4. Usar redes con luz de malla inferiores a las especificadas por el Reglamento de la presente Ley. 5. Emplear cualquier otro procedimiento de pesca declarado como nocivo, de acuerdo a lo determinado por la entidad competente.
Closed seasons (vedas)
Ley N° 938, Ley de Pesca y Acuicultura Sustentables
ARTÍCULO 16. (VEDAS). La IPD-"PACU", establecerá las siguientes medidas: 1. Prohibir pesca en época de veda, por factores que pongan en peligro una u otras especies. 2. Poner en práctica la veda de una especie determinada, previo establecimiento de criterios técnicos, requisitos y procedimientos administrativos y otros factores pertinentes. 3. Comunicar el establecimiento de la veda, con al menos treinta (30) días antes de su entrada en vigencia.
Specialized fishing activities include sports fishing; regulated by IPD-PACU
Ley N° 938, Ley de Pesca y Acuicultura Sustentables
Se consideran actividades de pesca especializada: Pesca deportiva; Pesca científica; Pesca de recursos hidrobiológicos ornamentales. La IPD-"PACU" reglamentará el ejercicio de la pesca especializada.
Licence required to legally practise fishing
Ley N° 938, Ley de Pesca y Acuicultura Sustentables
Licencia. Es el documento administrativo individual e intransferible, que otorga el derecho para practicar legalmente la Pesca y Acuicultura.
Right to practise sports/scientific fishing (1990 Regulation)
Decreto Supremo N° 22581, Reglamento de Pesca y Acuicultura
Las personas individuales o colectivas dedicadas a la pesca deportiva y/o científica, cumpliendo los requisitos exigidos, tienen pleno derecho para ejercer la actividad.
Prohibited (illicit) fishing methods (1990 Regulation)
Decreto Supremo N° 22581, Reglamento de Pesca y Acuicultura
La pesca con métodos ilícitos, en ríos, lagos y lagunas naturales o artificiales, tales como el empleo de materiales tóxicos, explosivos y otros cuya naturaleza causa daño o deterioro [...]; La construcción de trampas o cercas de materiales diversos, así como el uso de mallas en las desembocaduras de arroyos.
Quando puoi immergerti
Stagioni e restrizioni temporali
Periodi di chiusura, apertura e restrizione nel corso dell'anno. Conferma sempre localmente le chiusure specifiche per specie.
- ChiusaSpecies determined by IPD-PACU (vedas are set per species by technical criteria; no fixed national calendar in the law)unknown – unknown
Law 938 Art. 16 empowers IPD-PACU to declare closed seasons (vedas) on a per-species basis, communicated at least 30 days before they take effect. No general fixed-date national veda is specified in the statute itself; specific vedas are issued by administrative resolution.
Permesso di pescare
Licenza
Cosa ti serve per poter entrare in acqua, quanto costa e come ottenerla.
Through the IPD-PACU (Institución Pública Desconcentrada de Pesca y Acuicultura) under the Ministerio de Desarrollo Rural y Tierras; Art. 31 of Law 938 makes the licence the document that grants the right to legally practise fishing. Specific procedural requirements are set in IPD-PACU regulations.
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- Tipo
- Licencia de pesca (individual, non-transferable administrative document); sports fishing is a 'pesca especializada' regulated by IPD-PACU
- Costo
- unknown
- Validità
- unknown
- Come ottenerla
- Through the IPD-PACU (Institución Pública Desconcentrada de Pesca y Acuicultura) under the Ministerio de Desarrollo Rural y Tierras; Art. 31 of Law 938 makes the licence the document that grants the right to legally practise fishing. Specific procedural requirements are set in IPD-PACU regulations.
- Autorità
- IPD-PACU (Institución Pública Desconcentrada de Pesca y Acuicultura)
Attrezzatura e tecnica
Regole sull'attrezzatura
Quale attrezzatura è consentita, come può essere usata e le condizioni associate.
Restrizioni
- Explosives, firearms and any gear that endangers the aquatic ecosystem are prohibited (Law 938 Art. 17.1) - note 'armas de fuego' covers firearm-type devices, not pneumatic/elastic spearguns specifically
- Toxic/chemical substances prohibited (Law 938 Art. 17.2)
- Bottom-trawling and habitat-altering methods prohibited (Law 938 Art. 17.3)
- Nets below regulated mesh size prohibited (Law 938 Art. 17.4)
- Any method declared 'noxious' by IPD-PACU is prohibited (Law 938 Art. 17.5)
Spearguns/harpoons ('fusil submarino', 'arpón') and underwater spearfishing are not mentioned by name in Law 938 or in the 1990 Regulation. They are neither expressly authorised nor expressly banned. Whether they qualify as an 'authorized method' for sports fishing is for IPD-PACU to determine; absent explicit authorisation their legality is unknown.
Cosa puoi prelevare
Limiti di cattura e specie protette
Quote giornaliere, taglie minime e specie che non devono mai essere prelevate.
Limite giornaliero
unknown
Law 938 leaves catch quotas, size limits and protected-species lists to be fixed by IPD-PACU regulation and per-basin management plans rather than in the statute. No specific recreational catch limits were retrieved from official sources.
Chi può pescare
Visitatori e residenti
Come le regole differiscono per i visitatori stranieri e i residenti locali.
Visitatori stranieri
ConsentitoLaw 938 Art. 5 explicitly includes 'personas, nacionales o extranjeras' in the definition of pesca deportiva, so foreigners may engage in recreational fishing under the same licensing framework. No foreigner-specific licence requirement was found in the retrieved official texts.
Residenti
Licencia de pesca (general fishing licence; sports fishing as pesca especializada)
The law does not distinguish residents from non-residents for sports fishing; both nationals and foreigners are covered. Note that indigenous/originario communities have special recognised customary fishing rights and practices under Law 938 and its regulation.
A chi rivolgersi
Autorità
Gli enti ufficiali responsabili della pesca e delle licenze.
IPD-PACU - Institución Pública Desconcentrada de Pesca y Acuicultura
fisheries authority
gob.boMinisterio de Desarrollo Rural y Tierras (MDRyT), Viceministerio de Desarrollo Rural y Agropecuario; central tel. (591-2) 2204446 / 2200430Ministerio de Desarrollo Rural y Tierras (MDRyT)
environment/agriculture ministry
ruralytierras.gob.boLa Paz, Bolivia
Da dove provengono
Fonti
Ogni affermazione su questa pagina risale a uno di questi riferimenti.
- [01]
Bolivia: Ley de pesca y acuicultura sustentables (Ley N° 938), 3 de mayo de 2017 - LexiVox (official legislation portal)
Ufficialelexivox.orgConsultato il Giu 14 - [02]
Ley de Pesca y Acuicultura Sustentable (938) - Infoleyes Bolivia (full text, articles 16, 17)
Secondariabolivia.infoleyes.comConsultato il Giu 14 - [03]
ARTÍCULO 5, Ley de Pesca y Acuicultura Sustentable (938) - Infoleyes Bolivia (definition of pesca deportiva)
Secondariabolivia.infoleyes.comConsultato il Giu 14 - [04]
LEY N° 938 - texto Gaceta Oficial (PDF) - Tribunal Agroambiental de Bolivia
Ufficialetribunalagroambiental.boConsultato il Giu 14 - [05]
Bolivia: Reglamento de pesca y acuicultura (DS 22581), 14 de agosto de 1990 - LexiVox
Ufficialelexivox.orgConsultato il Giu 14 - [06]
Bolivia: Creación de la IPD-PACU (DS N° 1922), 13 de marzo de 2014 - LexiVox
Ufficialelexivox.orgConsultato il Giu 14 - [07]
Institución Pública Desconcentrada de Pesca y Acuicultura (IPD-PACU) - Portal gob.bo
Ufficialegob.boConsultato il Giu 14
Note dei ricercatori
Bolivia is landlocked (no sea coastline); marine spearfishing is not applicable. Relevant context is freshwater fishing in rivers, the Amazon and La Plata basins, and high-altitude lakes (notably Lake Titicaca, shared with Peru, where trout, pejerrey, ispi and carache are caught). Recreational/sports fishing ('pesca deportiva') is explicitly legal under Law 938 (2017) for both nationals and foreigners and is classed as a regulated 'specialized fishing activity' under IPD-PACU. CRITICAL: underwater spearfishing, harpoons ('arpón') and spearguns ('fusil submarino') are NOT mentioned by name anywhere in Law 938 or the 1990 Regulation that were retrieved; they are neither expressly authorised nor expressly prohibited. Law 938 Art. 17 bans explosives, firearms ('armas de fuego'), poisons, bottom-trawling and undersized nets, and empowers IPD-PACU to declare any other method 'noxious' and to set vedas per species. Because the legality of spearfishing as a method depends on IPD-PACU authorisation that could not be confirmed, spearfishing_allowed is set to 'unknown' and data_confidence to 'low'. Reports note that fishing in Lake Titicaca has historically occurred with limited regulation/enforcement. No spearfishing-specific zones, seasons, catch limits or licence fees could be confirmed from official sources.
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