Macao
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Macao (Macau SAR) has no spearfishing-specific legislation and no known recreational spearfishing scene. Its 85 km2 of jurisdictional waters (delegated by the PRC State Council in December 2015) are highly turbid, industrialised Pearl River estuary / harbour waters with poor visibility, used mainly for navigation, reclamation and commercial fishing. The maritime area is governed by Law 7/2018 (Basic Law on the Management of Maritime Areas), which sets principles of marine-environment protection, conservation and lawful, regulated use, and delegates detailed regulation to the government. The Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) prohibits fishing and the placing of fishing gear in navigation fairways and surrounding waters. A 2026 bill on the use of maritime areas makes private use of the maritime area subject to prior RAEM authorisation. China's annual South China Sea summer fishing moratorium (noon 1 May to 16 August) applies to the region, banning fishing operations other than rod-and-line. The Chinese white dolphin (Sousa chinensis), present in these waters, has first-class national protection in China. No source confirms that recreational spearfishing is specifically permitted, licensed or practised; legality of an individual spearfishing in these waters is therefore unknown and likely effectively impossible/unauthorised without permission.
Акыркы жаңыртуу Июнь 22, 2026
Башкаруучу чарчы
- §Lei n.º 7/2018 — Lei de bases de gestão das áreas marítimas (Basic Law on the Management of Maritime Areas), 2018
- §Decreto-Lei n.º 90/99/M — Regulamento das Actividades Marítimas (Maritime Activities Regulation; vessel-/navigation-focused, no diving or spearfishing provision)
- §Lei n.º 12/2024 — Regime jurídico do controlo de armas e coisas conexas (current weapons-control regime, in force 31 Aug 2024, replaced Decreto-Lei 77/99/M; does not name spearguns/harpoons)
- §Decreto do Conselho de Estado da RPC n.º 665 (2015) / Aviso do Chefe do Executivo n.º 128/2015 — delimitation of Macao's 85 km2 maritime area
- §Despacho do Chefe do Executivo n.º 57/2017 — Coordinating Commission for the Management and Development of Maritime Areas
- §Proposed Law on the use of maritime areas (uso das áreas marítimas), approved in general by the Legislative Assembly in 2026 (maritime areas = public domain; private use needs concession/temporary licence)
- §China South China Sea summer fishing moratorium (annual, noon 1 May - 16 August, waters north of 12°N)
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.
Object of the Basic Law on the Management of Maritime Areas
Lei n.º 7/2018 (Lei de bases de gestão das áreas marítimas)
A presente lei estabelece os princípios gerais e o enquadramento para a gestão das áreas marítimas da Região Administrativa Especial de Macau, doravante designada por RAEM, incluindo as bases do regime jurídico relativo à gestão das áreas marítimas e o enquadramento institucional entre o órgão coordenador e as respectivas entidades competentes.
Objectives of maritime-area management (ecological protection)
Lei n.º 7/2018 (Lei de bases de gestão das áreas marítimas)
A gestão das áreas marítimas tem por objectivos: 1) Garantir a conformidade da exploração e do aproveitamento das áreas marítimas com o interesse geral nacional e os interesses relativos ao desenvolvimento a longo prazo da RAEM; 2) Promover a diversificação adequada e o desenvolvimento sustentável da economia; 3) Proteger o meio ecológico das áreas marítimas; 4) Reforçar a capacidade de prevenção e minimização dos impactos decorrentes de desastres marítimos; 5) Elevar a qualidade e eficiência da exploração e do aproveitamento das áreas marítimas; 6) Fomentar o desenvolvimento da economia marítima.
Principles of maritime-area management (environmental protection and lawful, rational use)
Lei n.º 7/2018 (Lei de bases de gestão das áreas marítimas)
4) Protecção do ambiente das áreas marítimas: proteger os recursos naturais e o meio ambiente do mar, concretizando o planeamento de protecção e de fomento do ecossistema marinho, devendo o uso das áreas marítimas ter em consideração a protecção do meio marinho e conservar a sustentabilidade do aproveitamento e desenvolvimento das mesmas; (...) 6) Uso legal das áreas marítimas: permitir a utilização das áreas marítimas em conformidade estrita com as normas e as restrições decorrentes da presente lei e da outra legislação aplicável; 7) Uso racional das áreas marítimas: reforçar a gestão do uso das áreas marítimas, promovendo o uso comedido do mar, bem como explorando e aproveitando os recursos das áreas marítimas de forma científica;
Weapons and ammunition aboard vessels governed by special legislation
Decreto-Lei n.º 90/99/M (Regulamento das Actividades Marítimas)
A existência de armas e munições a bordo das embarcações é regulada por legislação especial. [The presence of weapons and ammunition aboard vessels is regulated by special legislation. This Maritime Activities Regulation contains no provision on diving (mergulho), bathing/swimming (banhistas/natação) or underwater fishing/spearfishing; it defers any weapons question to the separate weapons-control law (now Lei n.º 12/2024).]
Definition of a weapon under the current weapons-control regime
Lei n.º 12/2024 (Regime jurídico do controlo de armas e coisas conexas)
Para efeitos da presente lei, entende-se por «arma», dispositivos ou qualquer outra coisa propositadamente concebida e feita, ainda que improvisadamente, com o fim exclusivo e de forma adequada a causar destruição ou dano potencialmente destruidor em pessoas, animais ou coisas. [Macao's current weapons-control regime (Lei 12/2024, in force 31 Aug 2024, replacing Decreto-Lei 77/99/M) defines a 'weapon' broadly. The visible text and its annex tables list firearms, compressed-air devices and bladed/white weapons, but do NOT name 'arma submarina'/'arpão' (speargun/harpoon); whether a speargun is a controlled item is therefore not positively established from the text reviewed.]
Maritime areas are public domain; private use requires concession or temporary licence
Proposta de Lei «Lei de uso das áreas marítimas» (Conselho Executivo, 2026)
[Official Macao government portal, summarising the bill concluded by the Executive Council:] Estipular que as áreas marítimas pertencem ao domínio público (...) o direito de uso das áreas marítimas pode ser adquirido por entidades privadas através de concessão de uso privativo ou de licença de uso temporário (...) Proteger activamente o ambiente marinho e minimizar os impactos dos projectos de uso das áreas marítimas no respectivo ambiente. [Maritime areas belong to the public domain; the right to use them may be acquired by private parties only through a private-use concession or a temporary-use licence; active protection of the marine environment is a fundamental principle. This makes any private/exclusive use of Macao's waters subject to prior RAEM authorisation.]
South China Sea annual summer fishing moratorium (official scope and dates)
China South China Sea summer fishing moratorium (annual)
a three-and-half-month fishing moratorium began on May 1 in the South China Sea waters north to 12 degrees north latitude. The annual summer fishing ban is expected to end on Aug 16. [Official gov.cn. The moratorium begins at noon on 1 May and runs to 16 August across South China Sea waters north of the 12th parallel — which include the Pearl River estuary region around Macao; recreational angling/rod-and-line fishing is treated as exempt.]
Качан сүзсө болот
Мезгилдер жана убакыт чектөөлөрү
Жыл ичиндеги жабык, ачык жана чектелген мезгилдер. Жергиликтүү деңгээлде ар бир түргө тиешелүү жабуулар менен дайыма ырастаңыз.
- ЖабыкAll marine fishing operations except rod-and-line, in South China Sea waters of the region (annual summer moratorium)Май 1 – Авг 16
China's annual South China Sea summer fishing moratorium runs from noon on 1 May to 16 August. It bans all fishing operations except those using fishing rods. About 30 Macao fishing vessels moor in the Inner Harbour during the suspension; DSAMA conducts outreach on mooring, fire and pollution safety during the period.
Балык уулоого уруксат
Лицензия
Сууда болуу үчүн эмне керек, баасы канча жана кантип алуу керек.
No spearfishing-specific licence is known to exist. Under the 2026 maritime-area-use bill (maritime areas = public domain), any private/exclusive use of Macao's waters can be acquired only through a private-use concession or a temporary-use licence granted by the RAEM government; no recreational-fishing/diving permit scheme was found.
Лицензия алыңызРасмий порталды ачат · marine.gov.mo
- Түрү
- unknown
- Баасы
- unknown
- Жарактуулук мөөнөтү
- unknown
- Кантип алуу керек
- No spearfishing-specific licence is known to exist. Under the 2026 maritime-area-use bill (maritime areas = public domain), any private/exclusive use of Macao's waters can be acquired only through a private-use concession or a temporary-use licence granted by the RAEM government; no recreational-fishing/diving permit scheme was found.
- Орган
- Direccao dos Servicos de Assuntos Maritimos e de Agua (DSAMA / Marine and Water Bureau)
Жабдуулар жана ыкма
Жабдуулар эрежелери
Кандай жабдуулар уруксат берилген, аларды кантип колдонуу керек жана тиркелген шарттар.
Чектөөлөр
- Placing fishing devices in navigation fairways and surrounding waters is prohibited (DSAMA).
No Macao legislation addressing spearguns, spears or use of scuba for fishing was found. The vessel-focused Maritime Activities Regulation (Decreto-Lei 90/99/M) contains no diving, swimming or underwater-fishing provision and defers weapons aboard vessels to special legislation (Art. 128). Macao's current weapons-control regime is Lei n.º 12/2024 (in force 31 Aug 2024, replacing Decreto-Lei 77/99/M); its definition of 'arma' is broad, but the reviewed text and annexes name firearms, compressed-air devices and bladed weapons, NOT 'arma submarina'/'arpão' (speargun/harpoon) — so whether a speargun is a controlled item could not be positively confirmed.
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
- КорукталганChinese white dolphin (Sousa chinensis) — first-class national protected wild aquatic animal in China; present in Pearl River estuary / Macao waters
No recreational catch or size limits specific to Macao were located. The Chinese white dolphin (Sousa chinensis) receives first-class national protection in Chinese waters and is listed in CITES; Macao lies within its range.
Ким балык уулай алат
Келгиндер жана туруктуу жашоочулар
Чет элдик келгиндер жана жергиликтүү туруктуу жашоочулар үчүн эрежелердин айырмасы.
Чет элдик келгиндер
No rules specific to foreigners spearfishing in Macao were found. Macao has essentially no recreational spearfishing scene; turbid estuary/harbour waters and authorisation requirements for private use of maritime areas make this impractical and legally unclear.
Туруктуу жашоочулар
unknown
No resident-specific recreational spearfishing rules were found.
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
- Macao navigation fairways and surrounding watersnavigation fairway / restricted maritime traffic zone
DSAMA (Marine and Water Bureau) prohibits fishing or placing any fishing devices in Macao's fairways (navigation channels) and their surrounding waters to ensure navigation safety. Violators face fines of up to MOP 15,000, civil liability, and double fines if marine accidents result. Waters near the Sai Van/Amizade Bridge and the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal are described as very complex and unsuitable for swimming or fishing.
- Cotai Ecological Zones (Cotai Ecological Reserve)marine/wetland nature reserve
Government-managed coastal mangrove/wetland conservation reserve on the west bank of the Cotai reclamation area near the Lotus (Lotus Flower) Bridge, established 2003-2004 and managed by Macao's Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA). Comprises Zone 1 (a brackish marsh wetland run as a 'limited-access managed area') and Zone 2 (a coastal mudflat mangrove wetland, 'open-access managed area'), totalling about 55 hectares. It is a protected bird and aquatic habitat (home to ~116-118 fish species and the endangered black-faced spoonbill) recognised in 2013 as one of China's top-ten 'charming wetlands'. As a managed conservation reserve and limited-access protected habitat, it is not an area where fishing/spearfishing is permitted.
Сулардагы шарттар
Тирүү шарттар
Open-Meteo маалыматтары боюнча Macao жагындагы жээк референс чекитинин жанындагы тирүү деңиз жана аба ырайы абалы. Шарттар жээк боюнча өзгөрөт — маалымдама катары кабыл алыңыз.
Cotai Ecological Zones (Cotai Ecological Reserve) жанындагы тирүү деңиз жана аба ырайы.
Кимден сурасаңыз болот
Органдар
Балыкчылык жана лицензиялоо жагынан жооптуу расмий органдар.
Direccao dos Servicos de Assuntos Maritimos e de Agua (DSAMA) / Marine and Water Bureau
maritime authority
marine.gov.moMarine and Water Bureau, Macao SAR (restructured from the former Maritime Administration on 18 July 2013); exercises maritime authority over Macao's waters.Comissao Coordenadora da Gestao e do Desenvolvimento das Areas de Jurisdicao Maritima (Coordinating Commission for the Management and Development of Maritime Areas)
maritime governance / coordination body
bo.io.gov.moInter-departmental commission led by the Chief Executive, created by Despacho do Chefe do Executivo n.o 57/2017.Direccao dos Servicos de Proteccao Ambiental (DSPA / Environmental Protection Bureau)
environment ministry
dspa.gov.moResponsible for environmental and ecological protection of Macao, including marine environment matters.
Маалымат кайдан алынган
Булактар
Бул беттеги ар бир маалымат ушул шилтемелердин биринен алынган.
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Lei n.º 7/2018 — Lei de bases de gestão das áreas marítimas (Boletim Oficial da RAEM, I Série, N.º 30, 23-7-2018)
Расмийal.gov.moИюн 15 кирилди - [02]
Despacho do Chefe do Executivo n.º 57/2017 — Coordinating Commission for Management and Development of Maritime Areas (Boletim Oficial, FAOLEX mirror)
Расмийfaolex.fao.orgИюн 15 кирилди - [03]
Fishing, fishing gear not allowed in fairways: DSAMA (Macau Post Daily)
Кошумчаmacaupostdaily.comИюн 15 кирилди - [04]
Fishing moratorium begins in South China Sea (Macau Daily Times)
Кошумчаmacaudailytimes.com.moИюн 15 кирилди - [05]
South China Sea fishing moratorium begins May 1 (GDToday)
Кошумчаnewsgd.comИюн 15 кирилди - [06]
Lei que regula uso de áreas marítimas aprovada na generalidade (Hoje Macau, 2026)
Кошумчаhojemacau.com.moИюн 15 кирилди - [07]
85 sq km of territorial waters demarcated for city (Macau Business)
Кошумчаmacaubusiness.comИюн 15 кирилди - [08]
Chinese White Dolphin (Sousa chinensis) protection status — WWF Hong Kong
Кошумчаwwf.org.hkИюн 15 кирилди - [09]
Decreto-Lei n.º 90/99/M — Regulamento das Actividades Marítimas (Boletim Oficial, I Série, N.º 48, 1999)
Расмийbo.dsaj.gov.moИюн 22 кирилди - [10]
Lei n.º 12/2024 — Regime jurídico do controlo de armas e coisas conexas (Boletim Oficial, I Série, N.º 27, 2024)
Расмийbo.dsaj.gov.moИюн 22 кирилди - [11]
Conselho Executivo concluiu a discussão sobre a proposta de lei «Lei de uso das áreas marítimas» (Portal do Governo da RAEM)
Расмийgov.moИюн 22 кирилди - [12]
South China Sea summer fishing ban — official scope/dates (gov.cn / The State Council, PRC)
Расмийenglish.www.gov.cnИюн 22 кирилди - [13]
South China Sea enters annual fishing moratorium 2025 (gov.cn / The State Council, PRC)
Расмийenglish.www.gov.cnИюн 22 кирилди
Изилдөөчүнүн эскертмелери
Macao has NO spearfishing-specific legislation and effectively no recreational spearfishing scene. Its waters are turbid, industrialised Pearl River estuary / harbour waters (poor visibility, mediocre water quality at Hac Sa/Coloane), so the activity is not practised and its legality could not be positively established (marked 'unknown'). The relevant legal framework found and quoted is Law 7/2018 (Basic Law on the Management of Maritime Areas), a 13-article framework law establishing principles of conservation, marine-environment protection and lawful/rational use, delegating detailed regulation to the government; it does not mention 'pesca' (fishing), diving or sanctions. Operational fishing rules come from: (a) DSAMA's prohibition on fishing/placing gear in navigation fairways (fine up to MOP 15,000); (b) the 2026 bill subjecting private use of maritime areas to prior RAEM authorisation; (c) China's South China Sea summer fishing moratorium (1 May - 16 August, rod-and-line exempt). The Chinese white dolphin (Sousa chinensis) is a first-class nationally protected species in these waters. NO verbatim text mentioning spearfishing, spearguns, recreational diving for fishing, catch limits or recreational licences specific to Macao was located after deepened research, so those fields remain 'unknown'/empty. The 2026-06-22 deepening confirmed the framework directly from official Boletim Oficial / gov.mo / gov.cn primary sources: (a) Decreto-Lei 90/99/M (Maritime Activities Regulation) is vessel-/navigation-focused and has NO diving, swimming or underwater-fishing provision (Art. 128 defers weapons aboard vessels to special legislation); (b) the current weapons-control regime is Lei n.º 12/2024 (in force 31 Aug 2024, replacing Decreto-Lei 77/99/M) — its 'arma' definition is broad but the reviewed text/annexes do NOT name 'arma submarina'/'arpão' (speargun/harpoon); (c) the 2026 maritime-area-use bill makes maritime areas public domain and any private use require a concession or temporary licence; (d) the China South China Sea moratorium (noon 1 May - 16 Aug, north of 12°N, rod-and-line exempt) is confirmed from official gov.cn. spearfishing_allowed stays 'unknown' because no Macao law addresses the activity at all (not because of missing research); confidence raised low→medium as the surrounding framework is now anchored in primary official statutes. Several gazette pages were fetched and text-extracted directly (Law 7/2018; DL 90/99/M; Lei 12/2024; gov.mo maritime-use notice; gov.cn moratorium). Recommended next step for higher confidence: contact DSAMA and DSPA directly and review any administrative regulation issued under Law 7/2018 and the annex tables of Lei 12/2024 to confirm speargun classification.
Macao эрежелери өзгөргөндө мага кабар бер
Маалымат топтомубузда Macao мезгилдери же ченемдери жаңыртылганда email жөнөтөбүз.