Dominica · Zona di pesca subacquea

Sperm Whale Reserve (west coast offshore waters)

Zona vietatamarine reserve (whale reserve, fishing licence required)

Cos'è questa zona

Panoramica

Come viene trattata la pesca subacquea a Sperm Whale Reserve (west coast offshore waters).

World's first sperm whale reserve, established by the Sperm Whale Reserve Act, 2025 (passed by Parliament 14 October 2025; Reserve Board appointed by Cabinet 24 March 2026 to implement the Act). Covers 923.3 sq km of Dominica's western territorial sea/EEZ starting 2 nautical miles offshore (Schedule 1); within the Reserve, s.22(1)(m) makes it an offence to fish - including spearfishing - without a licence issued under s.11 of the Fisheries Act, overriding the usual s.11(2) sport-fishing exemption, and vessel, tourism and cetacean-approach restrictions apply. Nearshore waters (0-2 nm), the SSMR and Cabrits NP are outside this Reserve's boundary.

Sulla costa

Posizione

Punto di riferimento approssimativo per questa zona. Vedi il quadro completo sulla mappa interattiva.

15.4000°N, 61.5500°W

Vedi sulla mappa

Fonte

Questa zona è documentata nella fonte ufficiale qui sotto.

agriculture.gov.dm

Prima di immergerti

Licenza per Dominica

Se ti serve una licenza per la pesca subacquea qui e come ottenerla.

Licenza: sconosciuta — verifica localmentetramite Fisheries Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Blue and Green Economy (Chief Fisheries Officer); Local Area Management Authority for the SSMR.

Application for a local fishing licence is made in the prescribed form to the Minister (Fisheries Act s.11(3)). Inside the Soufriere/Scott's Head Marine Reserve, registration with the Local Area Management Authority and/or a valid licence from the Chief Fisheries Officer is required for water sports/aquatic activities, plus payment of user fees.

Ottieni la tua licenza

Apre il portale ufficiale · faolex.fao.org

← Tutte le regole sulla pesca subacquea per Dominica