Pakistan · Spearfishing-sone
Churna Island (recreational dive/spearfishing site, outside the MPA core)
Hva denne sonen er
Oversikt
Hvordan spearfishing behandles i Churna Island (recreational dive/spearfishing site, outside the MPA core).
Uninhabited island in the Arabian Sea ~9 km west of the Hub river mouth, on the Sindh-Balochistan boundary near Karachi. Popular winter (Sep-Apr) destination for snorkeling, scuba diving, fishing and spearfishing run by tour operators. Note: the island and surrounding waters were declared a Marine Protected Area in 2024 whose notification bans spear guns and scuba guns, so spearfishing there is now legally restricted/prohibited despite continued recreational activity.
Hva som gjelder her
Begrensninger
Spesifikke regler og grenser som gjelder innenfor dette området.
Spearfishing is reported by tour operators but the Churna Island MPA (2024) notification bans spear guns and scuba guns. Treat as restricted/prohibited within the protected area.
Når det gjelder
Sesonger
Tidsbetingede perioder som påvirker spearfishing i denne sonen.
Practised mainly September-April (best Oct-Mar)
På kysten
Plassering
Omtrentlig referansepunkt for denne sonen. Se hele bildet på det interaktive kartet.
24.8667°N, 66.6667°E
Vis på kartetKilde
Denne sonen er dokumentert i den offisielle kilden nedenfor.
Før du dykker
Lisens for Pakistan
Om du trenger lisens for å drive spearfishing her, og hvordan du skaffer det.
For EEZ fishing, via the licensing authority designated by the Federal Government (Marine Fisheries Department). Provincial fisheries departments for territorial waters.
Skaff lisensen dinÅpner den offisielle portalen · fao.org