SpearfishingMap

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Recreational spearfishing is legal in Jamaica but heavily restricted. A valid fishing licence/registration from the National Fisheries Authority is required (the Fisheries Act, 2018 mandates licences for recreational fishing). Spearfishing with impaling devices (spearguns, Hawaiian slings) is prohibited at night, between 6:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. Mechanical spearguns were officially phased out from 31 March 2010 (government-funded replacement with Hawaiian slings) and night diving for spearfishing was banned from the same date; a special permit is required for compressors and other mechanical underwater-breathing devices used for fishing. All fishing, including spearfishing, is prohibited inside designated Special Fishery Conservation Areas (fish sanctuaries) and marine parks (e.g. Montego Bay Marine Park) except under licence/permission. Closed seasons apply to spiny lobster (Apr 1 – Jun 30) and queen conch (declared annually). Spearfishing is widely cited as the single greatest threat to Jamaica's marine biodiversity.

Restricted
Маалыматтын ишенимдүүлүгүОрточо ишенимдүүлүк

Акыркы жаңыртуу Апрель 22, 2026

Башкаруучу чарчы

  • §The Fisheries Act, 2018 (No. 18 of 2018)
  • §The Fishing Industry Act, 1975 (largely repealed/replaced by the 2018 Act)
  • §The Fishing Industry (Special Fishery Conservation Area) Regulations, 2012
  • §The Fisheries (Spiny Lobster) Regulations and amendments (2009, 2014, 2020, 2021, 2026)
  • §The Fisheries (Conservation of Queen Conch) (Family Strombidae) Regulations, 2023
Лицензия талап кылынат
Талап кылынат
Найзамылтык
Уруксат берилген

Мыйзам, дал тексти менен

Укуктук тексттер

Бул жерде балык октоону башкарган так мыйзамдык жана ченемдик жоболор, жарыяланган бойдон цитаталанган, ар бир расмий булакка шилтеме менен.

01Regulation 4(1)Jamaica · national

Fishing prohibited in Special Fishery Conservation Areas except under licence

The Fishing Industry (Special Fishery Conservation Area) Regulations, 2012

ENОригинал

No person shall fish in a special fishery conservation area except in accordance with a license issued by the Licensing Authority.

02Amendment provision on impaling devicesJamaica · national

Ban on use of impaling devices (speargun, Hawaiian sling) at night

Fishing Industry Act amendment (2011) / Fishing Industry Regulations

ENОригинал

A person shall not, between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. use for the purpose of harvesting fish, any impaling device - including Hawaiian sling, speargun or any other impaling device.

Качан сүзсө болот

Мезгилдер жана убакыт чектөөлөрү

Жыл ичиндеги жабык, ачык жана чектелген мезгилдер. Жергиликтүү деңгээлде ар бир түргө тиешелүү жабуулар менен дайыма ырастаңыз.

Янв
Фев
Мар
Апр
Май
Июн
Июл
Авг
Сен
Окт
Ноя
Дек
ЖабыкЧектелгенАчык
  • ЖабыкSpiny lobster (Panulirus argus) - all species of spiny lobsterАпр 1 – Июн 30

    Annual closed season for spiny lobster. Fishing for any species of spiny lobster during the closed season is illegal; possession without special permission is also illegal during this period.

    jis.gov.jm
  • ЖабыкQueen conch (Strombus / Aliger gigas, Family Strombidae)Авг 30 – Фев 28

    Annual queen conch closed season (dates as cited for the 2023 regulations; declared/varied annually by the National Fisheries Authority). During the closed season it is illegal to possess, sell, process or trade any conch products or by-products, under the Fisheries (Conservation of Queen Conch) (Family Strombidae) Regulations, 2023.

    jis.gov.jm

Балык уулоого уруксат

Лицензия

Сууда болуу үчүн эмне керек, баасы канча жана кантип алуу керек.

Лицензия талап кылынатNational Fisheries Authority (NFA), Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining аркылуу

Apply and register online via the National Fisheries Authority IrieFINS online licensing and registration system, or contact the NFA directly. The Fisheries Act, 2018 requires licences for recreational fishing; persons fishing without a valid licence are liable to penalties.

Лицензия алыңыз

Расмий порталды ачат · fisheries.gov.jm

Лицензия талап кылынат
Түрү
Fishing licence / fisher registration (recreational fishing licence under the Fisheries Act, 2018; spearfishers must hold a valid fishing licence)
Баасы
unknown
Жарактуулук мөөнөтү
Renewed annually
Кантип алуу керек
Apply and register online via the National Fisheries Authority IrieFINS online licensing and registration system, or contact the NFA directly. The Fisheries Act, 2018 requires licences for recreational fishing; persons fishing without a valid licence are liable to penalties.
Орган
National Fisheries Authority (NFA), Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining
Расмий лицензиялоо порталы · fisheries.gov.jm

Жабдуулар жана ыкма

Жабдуулар эрежелери

Кандай жабдуулар уруксат берилген, аларды кантип колдонуу керек жана тиркелген шарттар.

НайзамылтыкУруксат берилген

Чектөөлөр

  • Impaling devices (speargun, Hawaiian sling or any other impaling device) may not be used to harvest fish between 6:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. (night spearfishing ban).
  • Mechanical spearguns were officially phased out from 31 March 2010, with a government programme replacing them with Hawaiian slings.
  • Night diving for spearfishing was banned effective 31 March 2010.
  • A special permit is required for compressors and other mechanical devices used for underwater-breathing purposes for fishing (effective 31 March 2010).
  • Zero tolerance for fishing with dynamite, bleach or other toxic substances.

Spearfishing remains legal by day under licence using permitted gear (notably Hawaiian slings). The legal status of mechanical/band spearguns is restrictive: the government ran a buy-back/replacement programme favouring Hawaiian slings, and night use of any impaling device is prohibited.

Эмнени алса болот

Кармоо чектери жана корукталган түрлөр

Күнүмдүк квоталар, минималдык өлчөмдөр жана эч качан алууга болбоочу түрлөр.

Күнүмдүк чек

unknown

Корукталган түрлөр — алууга болбойт

  • КорукталганSpiny lobster (closed season Apr 1 - Jun 30; minimum size and no berried/egg-bearing females under lobster regulations)
  • КорукталганQueen conch (Family Strombidae - annual closed season; possession/sale/processing restricted)
  • КорукталганMarine turtles and corals are protected under wildlife/environmental law

Parrotfish are heavily advocated for protection and are key reef grazers, but as of the cited reporting they are not nationally banned. Targeting lobster or conch out of season, or undersized, is illegal regardless of method.

Ким балык уулай алат

Келгиндер жана туруктуу жашоочулар

Чет элдик келгиндер жана жергиликтүү туруктуу жашоочулар үчүн эрежелердин айырмасы.

Чет элдик келгиндер

Талаптар

  • Same licensing/registration framework applies; a valid fishing licence from the National Fisheries Authority is required to spearfish.
  • Permission/letter required to fish within marine parks such as Montego Bay Marine Park.

Чектөөлөр

  • All national restrictions apply equally: no night spearfishing with impaling devices, no fishing in Special Fishery Conservation Areas/marine parks without a licence, closed seasons for lobster and conch.

No specific foreigner/tourist spearfishing regime was confirmed in authoritative sources. Tourists are generally expected to fish via licensed charters and are barred from sanctuaries and marine parks; independent confirmation from the NFA is recommended before spearfishing as a visitor.

Туруктуу жашоочулар

Fishing licence / fisher registration (recreational or commercial) via the National Fisheries Authority

Талаптар

  • Register as a fisher and licence the vessel (commercial or recreational) with the Fisheries Division / NFA.
  • Hold a valid annually-renewed fishing licence to spearfish.

The Fisheries Act, 2018 exempts persons fishing from a pond on private property and persons using a fishing line from the seashore from licensing - this exemption does not cover spearfishing.

Жээктин кайсы жеринде

Уруксат берилген жана тыюу салынган аймактар

Балык октоо үчүн ачык же жабык болгон аталган аймактар. Интерактивдүү картада толук сүрөттү караңыз.

Тыюу салынган аймактар

Картада көрүү

Сулардагы шарттар

Тирүү шарттар

Open-Meteo маалыматтары боюнча Jamaica жагындагы жээк референс чекитинин жанындагы тирүү деңиз жана аба ырайы абалы. Шарттар жээк боюнча өзгөрөт — маалымдама катары кабыл алыңыз.

Bluefields Bay Special Fishery Conservation Area жанындагы тирүү деңиз жана аба ырайы.

Шарттар

Кимден сурасаңыз болот

Органдар

Балыкчылык жана лицензиялоо жагынан жооптуу расмий органдар.

  • National Fisheries Authority (NFA)

    fisheries authority

    fisheries.gov.jm+1 876 948 9014; fisheries@nfa.gov.jm

  • Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining

    government ministry

    new.moa.gov.jm

  • Maritime Authority of Jamaica

    maritime authority

    jeijamaica.gov.jm

Маалымат кайдан алынган

Булактар

Бул беттеги ар бир маалымат ушул шилтемелердин биринен алынган.

  1. [01]

    The Fisheries Act, 2018 (No. 18 of 2018) - full text PDF (scanned)

    Расмий
    fisheries.gov.jmИюн 14 кирилди
  2. [02]

    The Fishing Industry (Special Fishery Conservation Area) Regulations, 2012 - Jamaica Trade Information Portal

    Расмий
    jamaicatradeportal.gov.jmИюн 14 кирилди
  3. [03]

    Legislation - National Fisheries Authority

    Расмий
    fisheries.gov.jmИюн 14 кирилди
  4. [04]

    Ban on Mechanical Guns Used for Fishing - Jamaica Information Service

    Расмий
    jis.gov.jmИюн 14 кирилди
  5. [05]

    Jamaica passes new Fisheries Act - FAO

    Расмий
    fao.orgИюн 14 кирилди
  6. [06]

    Annual Lobster Closed Season April 1 - June 30 - Jamaica Information Service

    Расмий
    jis.gov.jmИюн 14 кирилди
  7. [07]

    No Changes to Existing Conch Close Season Regulations - Jamaica Information Service

    Расмий
    jis.gov.jmИюн 14 кирилди
  8. [08]

    Online Licensing and Registration (IrieFINS) - National Fisheries Authority

    Расмий
    fisheries.gov.jmИюн 14 кирилди
  9. [09]

    Hold the spear - Government pushed to implement new Fisheries Act - Jamaica Gleaner (2013-07-14)

    Кошумча
    jamaica-gleaner.comИюн 14 кирилди

Изилдөөчүнүн эскертмелери

Spearfishing in Jamaica is legal but restricted, governed primarily by the Fisheries Act, 2018 (which replaced the Fishing Industry Act, 1975 in October 2018) and subsidiary regulations. Confidence is MEDIUM rather than high because the official Fisheries Act 2018 PDF on the NFA site is a scanned/image-only document (JBIG2) that could not be machine-read to extract verbatim spearfishing/equipment sections; the verbatim night-impaling-device clause ('between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. ... any impaling device - including Hawaiian sling, speargun or any other impaling device') is sourced from the Jamaica Gleaner (2013-07-14) which reported the Fishing Industry Act amendment, and the direct article URL returned HTTP 404 on access (text retrieved via search index); it should be re-verified against the consolidated statute. The verbatim Special Fishery Conservation Area Regulations 2012 Reg. 4(1) text and the 14 named conservation areas were retrieved from the official Jamaica Trade Information Portal. Coordinates for sanctuaries are approximate (town/bay level) and should be treated as indicative. The 2012 regulations list 14 Special Fishery Conservation Areas; media report a higher figure (18) including later additions - 13 named prohibited zones are listed here from the official regulation (Galleon appears twice in the source - as St. Elizabeth and as Galleon Harbour). License cost and daily/size catch limits specific to spearfishing were not confirmed in authoritative sources and are marked unknown.

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