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Spearfishing (pesca submarina) is legal in Uruguay as a form of recreational/sport fishing (pesca deportiva). Under Article 44 of the Responsible Fishing Law (Ley N° 19.175 of 2013), sport fishing 'may be exercised freely' except where particular zones, species, periods or fishing gear require a prior fishing permit, as regulated by the Executive Power on the proposal of DINARA. There is no general national spearfishing-specific statute; the activity is governed by the general recreational-fishing framework plus species-specific closures (notably the recurring annual precautionary closure on corvina negra, Pogonias chromis) and minimum landing sizes. Uruguay has an active CMAS-affiliated underwater federation (FUAS) that organises spearfishing competitions and hosted the 2021 World Spearfishing Championship. No retrievable source confirms a national statutory ban on scuba/autonomous breathing apparatus for spearfishing specifically; the FUAS page describes pneumatic spearguns, lights and night spearfishing as prohibited 'in many countries' generically rather than citing a Uruguayan prohibition, so these points are marked unknown rather than asserted.
Dikemas kini terakhir Oktober 17, 2025
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- §Ley N° 13.833 (Riquezas del Mar) of 29 December 1969 - foundational law on fishing and aquatic hunting
- §Ley N° 19.175 (Pesca Responsable y Fomento de la Acuicultura) of 20 December 2013 - current framework law; Art. 7(C) defines sport fishing, Art. 44 establishes free exercise subject to permits
- §Decreto N° 115/018 - regulation of Ley N° 19.175; Art. 18 reiterates free exercise of sport fishing
- §Decreto N° 149/997 - sets minimum landing sizes (tallas mínimas) and prohibited fishing methods
- §DINARA Resolution N° 306/2025 - latest precautionary closure (veda) on corvina negra
- Lesen diperlukan
- Tidak diperlukan
- Senapang tombak
- Dibenarkan
- Pelawat asing
- Dialu-alukan
Undang-undang, secara verbatim
Teks undang-undang
Peruntukan undang-undang dan peraturan yang tepat mengawal memancing tombak di sini, dipetik seperti yang diterbitkan, dengan pautan ke setiap sumber rasmi.
Definition of sport fishing
Ley N° 19.175 (Pesca Responsable y Fomento de la Acuicultura)
Pesca deportiva, cuando se realice por deporte, turismo, placer o recreación.
Free exercise of sport fishing subject to permits
Ley N° 19.175 (Pesca Responsable y Fomento de la Acuicultura)
La pesca deportiva podrá ejercerse libremente con excepción de aquellos casos en los que, en función de las zonas, especies, períodos y artes empleadas requieran previamente la obtención de permiso de pesca, lo que será reglamentado por el Poder Ejecutivo de conformidad con lo propuesto por la Dirección Nacional de Recursos Acuáticos.
Sport fishing exercised freely absent prohibitions (regulation)
Decreto N° 115/018 (reglamentario de la Ley N° 19.175)
La pesca deportiva podrá ejercerse libremente, siempre que no haya prohibiciones al respecto, conforme lo establece el artículo 44 de la Ley que se reglamenta.
Minimum landing sizes (tallas mínimas de desembarque)
Decreto N° 149/997
Merluza (Merluccius hubbsi): 35 cm. de longitud total. Corvina (Micropogonias furnieri): 32 cm. de longitud total. Pescadilla (Cynoscion striatus): 27 cm. de longitud total. Pez Espada (Xiphias gladius): 25 kilogramos por unidad.
Prohibited fishing methods
Decreto N° 149/997
Quedan prohibidos para los buques de bandera nacional: el empleo de redes de deriva; el uso de explosivos; sustancias tóxicas; trasmallos (redes de enmalle de dos o tres paños superpuestos); y el sistema de apaleo para incrementar las capturas con redes de enmalle.
Precautionary closure on corvina negra (2025-2026)
Resolución DINARA N° 306/2025
Se prohíbe la extracción de corvina negra (Pogonias cromis) bajo cualquier modalidad en todos los ríos y arroyos que desembocan en el Río de la Plata y en el Océano Atlántico, así como en las desembocaduras de las lagunas costeras, desde la fecha de la resolución hasta el 15 de enero de 2026.
Bila anda boleh menyelam
Musim & sekatan masa
Tempoh tertutup, terbuka dan terhad sepanjang tahun. Sentiasa sahkan penutupan khusus spesies secara tempatan.
- TutupCorvina negra (Pogonias chromis / Pogonias cromis)Okt 17 – Jan 15
Recurring annual precautionary closure (veda precautoria) declared each spring by DINARA. The 2025-2026 closure (Resolución N° 306/2025, issued 17 October 2025) prohibits extraction of corvina negra by any method until 15 January 2026, in all rivers and streams flowing into the Río de la Plata and the Atlantic Ocean and at the mouths of coastal lagoons. Prior versions: Res. 327/2024 (31 Oct 2024 to 15 Jan 2025) and Res. 242/2020 (12 Nov 2020 to 31 Dec 2020). Dates of start vary slightly year to year. Violations sanctioned under Ley N° 19.175.
Kebenaran untuk memancing
Lesen
Apa yang anda perlukan untuk dibenarkan berada dalam air, kosnya, dan cara mendapatkannya.
- Jenis
- No general recreational fishing licence required for sport/underwater fishing
- Kos
- unknown
- Tempoh sah
- unknown
- Cara mendapatkan
- Per Art. 44 of Ley N° 19.175 and Art. 18 of Decreto 115/018, sport fishing (which includes spearfishing) may be exercised freely; a fishing permit (permiso de pesca) is only required where specific zones, species, periods or gear are subject to restriction by DINARA. Recreational/shore fishers and artisanal fishers are exempt from the project-permit requirements. Researchers report no general recreational licence registry exists.
- Pihak berkuasa
- Dirección Nacional de Recursos Acuáticos (DINARA), Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca (MGAP)
Peralatan & teknik
Peraturan peralatan
Peralatan apa yang dibenarkan, cara ia boleh digunakan, dan syarat yang dilampirkan.
Sekatan
- Explosives and toxic/anaesthetic substances are prohibited in all fishing (Ley N° 13.833 Art. 13; Decreto 149/997 Art. 45)
- Standard spearfishing gear is used and recognised by the national federation FUAS: rubber-powered speargun (fusil de gomas), spear/harpoon (arpón), pole spear (fisga), mask, fins, wetsuit, weights, knife and dive flag
No retrievable Uruguayan statute specifically permits or bans scuba/autonomous breathing apparatus (escafandra autónoma / equipo autónomo) for spearfishing; scuba_allowed left null pending an authoritative national source. The FUAS page notes that pneumatic spearguns, underwater lights and night spearfishing are prohibited 'in many countries' but does not cite a Uruguayan prohibition, so those are not asserted here.
Apa yang boleh diambil
Had tangkapan & spesies dilindungi
Kuota harian, saiz minimum, dan spesies yang tidak boleh diambil sama sekali.
Had harian
unknown
Saiz minimum
- Corvina (Micropogonias furnieri)min 32 cm
- Merluza (Merluccius hubbsi)min 35 cm
- Pescadilla (Cynoscion striatus)min 27 cm
Spesies dilindungi — jangan ambil
- DilindungiCorvina negra (Pogonias chromis) - extraction prohibited by any method under the recurring DINARA precautionary closure
- DilindungiMarine mammals (sea lions / lobos marinos) - protected; exploitation only as historically regulated
Minimum landing sizes from Decreto 149/997 Art. 49 are framed for fisheries generally; recreational/spearfishers are expected to respect them. Pez espada (Xiphias gladius) carries a minimum landing weight of 25 kg per unit. No retrievable per-day catch quota specific to recreational spearfishing was found.
Siapa yang boleh memancing
Pelawat & pemastautin
Bagaimana peraturan berbeza untuk pelawat asing dan pemastautin tempatan.
Pelawat asing
DibenarkanNo source indicates a nationality-based prohibition on recreational/sport fishing. Sport fishing may be exercised freely subject to the same species/zone/season restrictions that apply to everyone. No specific foreigner-only licensing requirement was found in retrievable sources.
Pemastautin
No resident-specific recreational fishing licence regime was identified; sport fishing is generally free to exercise for residents and non-residents alike, subject to species/zone/season restrictions set by DINARA.
Di mana di pesisir pantai
Zon dibenarkan & dilarang
Kawasan bernama yang terbuka atau tertutup untuk memancing tombak. Lihat gambaran lengkap pada peta interaktif.
Kawasan dilarang
- Rivers, streams and coastal lagoon mouths (corvina negra closure)species closure area (veda precautoria)
During the annual corvina negra precautionary closure, extraction of corvina negra by any method is prohibited in all rivers and streams flowing into the Río de la Plata and the Atlantic Ocean, and at the mouths of coastal lagoons on the Atlantic. This is a species-specific area closure rather than a blanket spearfishing ban.
- Zona de Exclusión de Pesca Deportiva (Zona B1)fishing exclusion zone
A sport-fishing exclusion zone (Zona B1) established by DINARA to protect artisanal fishing. Exact coordinates not retrieved.
- Isla e Islote de Lobos y su entorno sumergido (Isla de Lobos Marine Protected Area)marine reserve / national park (first Uruguayan marine protected area)
Uruguay's first marine protected area, declared a National Park within the SNAP by decree on 22 August 2024 ("Isla e Islote de Lobos y su entorno sumergido"). The island lies ~8.1 km offshore from Punta del Este and hosts the largest South American sea lion colony in the Southern Hemisphere. The decree prohibits landing/descent of visitors for recreation or tourism on the islands (including the emergent rocky perimeter), and prohibits fishing and hunting modalities that harm the local ecosystem. Protected core: 43.5 ha (main island) + 1.3 ha (islet) plus the submerged surroundings. Spearfishing around the island/islet falls under the prohibited 'fishing modalities harming the ecosystem' and the landing ban, so it should be treated as off-limits.
- Parque Nacional Cabo Polonio (islands - intangible zone)national park (SNAP) - intangible islands within a coastal-marine area
Cabo Polonio National Park (Decreto N° 337/009, 20 July 2009; 25,820 ha of which ~21,167 ha marine) on the Atlantic coast of Rocha department. The creating decree prohibits hunting and fishing 'except artisanal or sport fishing', so sport spearfishing is not blanket-banned in the park's marine area; however, visiting the offshore islands is permitted only for research purposes (intangible zone), making the island sub-area off-limits to spearfishers. Mapped at the cape/island cluster.
- Área de manejo de hábitats y/o especies Cerro Verde e Islas de la Coronillacoastal-marine protected area (SNAP) with offshore islands and 5-nautical-mile marine fringe
Coastal-marine protected area in Rocha department adjacent to Parque Santa Teresa near La Coronilla, incorporated into the SNAP by Decreto N° 285/011 (August 2011) as a 'habitat and/or species management area'. Comprises Punta Coronilla, Cerro Verde, a complex of oceanic islands and a marine fringe extending to 5 nautical miles (the Ramsar Site limit). It is a key juvenile green sea turtle feeding/development area; Isla Verde is the only known tern breeding colony in Uruguay. The management plan provides for regulated artisanal and sport fishing rather than a blanket ban, but the islands and turtle habitat are sensitive conservation zones; spearfishers should treat it as a restricted/regulated area subject to the management plan.
- Paisaje Protegido Laguna de Rochaprotected landscape (SNAP) - coastal lagoon with marine platform fringe
Protected Landscape on the Atlantic coast of Rocha department (incorporated into the SNAP in 2010; ~22,000 ha including ~7,200 ha of lagoon water plus a coastal strip and part of the oceanic platform). Declared a National Lacustrine Park (1977), UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and Ramsar Site (2015). Fishing within the area is regulated under its management plan (artisanal fishing is traditional here); the lagoon mouth is also subject to the recurring corvina negra closure. Mapped at the lagoon body; treat as a regulated/restricted area for spearfishing.
Keadaan di atas air
Keadaan langsung
Rakaman marin dan cuaca langsung berhampiran titik rujukan pesisir di Uruguay, dari Open-Meteo. Keadaan berbeza-beza di sepanjang pantai — anggap sebagai petunjuk sahaja.
Marin & cuaca langsung berhampiran Isla e Islote de Lobos y su entorno sumergido (Isla de Lobos Marine Protected Area).
Siapa yang perlu dihubungi
Pihak berkuasa
Badan rasmi yang bertanggungjawab terhadap perikanan dan pelesenan.
Dirección Nacional de Recursos Acuáticos (DINARA)
fisheries authority
gub.uyTel: (+598) 2413 8030Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca (MGAP)
agriculture and fisheries ministry
Federación Uruguaya de Actividades Subacuáticas (FUAS)
national underwater activities federation (CMAS-affiliated)
fuas.uyEmail: fuasuruguay@gmail.com; Tel: +(598) 9449 0818; Verdi 4405 C.P. 11400, MontevideoPrefectura Nacional Naval (Armada Nacional)
maritime authority
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Ley N° 19.175 - Pesca Responsable y Fomento de la Acuicultura (IMPO)
Rasmiimpo.com.uyDiakses Jun 15 - [02]
Ley N° 13.833 - Riquezas del Mar (IMPO)
Rasmiimpo.com.uyDiakses Jun 15 - [03]
Decreto N° 115/018 (IMPO)
Rasmiimpo.com.uyDiakses Jun 15 - [04]
Decreto N° 149/997 - tallas mínimas y métodos prohibidos (Aduanas Uruguay)
Rasmiaduanas.gub.uyDiakses Jun 15 - [05]
Pesca recreativa - Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca (MGAP)
Rasmigub.uyDiakses Jun 15 - [06]
Áreas vedadas para la pesca de corvina negra (MGAP/DINARA) - Resolución N° 306/2025
Rasmigub.uyDiakses Jun 15 - [07]
Resolución N° 327/024 Veda precautoria de Corvina Negra (MGAP)
Rasmigub.uyDiakses Jun 15 - [08]
DINARA impone veda precautoria sobre corvina negra (MGAP)
Rasmigub.uyDiakses Jun 15 - [09]
Pesca Submarina - Federación Uruguaya de Actividades Subacuáticas (FUAS)
Sekunderfuas.uyDiakses Jun 15 - [10]
Ordenación Pesquera - Asociación Oceanográfica Uruguaya
Sekunderasociacionoceanograficauruguaya.wordpress.comDiakses Jun 15 - [11]
El motivo por el cual Dinara prohibió la pesca de corvina negra (El Observador)
Sekunderelobservador.com.uyDiakses Jun 15
Nota penyelidik
Spearfishing in Uruguay is legal as a category of recreational/sport fishing (pesca deportiva), exercised freely under Art. 44 of Ley N° 19.175 and Art. 18 of Decreto 115/018 except where DINARA imposes zone/species/season/gear restrictions. There is no retrievable Uruguay-specific statute that singles out spearfishing gear (e.g. a national scuba ban or pneumatic-speargun ban); such points are deliberately left null/unknown rather than guessed. The most consequential live restriction for divers is the recurring annual precautionary closure on corvina negra (Pogonias chromis), which bans its extraction by any method in rivers, streams and coastal-lagoon mouths roughly October to mid-January each year. Minimum landing sizes (Decreto 149/997) and prohibited destructive methods (explosives/toxics) apply generally. Daily bag limits and a precise national list of recreational size limits were not retrievable, so they are marked unknown. Confidence is medium: the legal framework, the corvina negra closure and minimum sizes are confirmed verbatim from official IMPO/MGAP sources, but spearfishing-specific operational rules (scuba use, night diving, gear caps) are not codified in any source retrieved and would benefit from direct confirmation with DINARA or FUAS.
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