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Spearfishing (pesca submarina) is legal in Cuba as a sub-category of recreational fishing (pesca recreativa), but it is tightly restricted by Ley No. 129/2019 (Ley de Pesca) and its Regulation (Decreto No. 1/2019). It may only be practised on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, only in the designated maritime areas of Chapter V of the Decree, and only by free-diving (apnea) with spring/rubber, pneumatic or pneumatic-oil spearguns and harpoons, in single units. The use of artificial breathing equipment (scuba) for spearfishing is prohibited, and competitive spearfishing events are banned nationwide. A personal, non-transferable annual spearfishing licence is required (issued by the Oficina Nacional de Inspeccion Estatal of the Ministry of the Food Industry); applicants must be at least 17 years old. Catch is for personal/family consumption only, not for profit. Certain species are reserved for state commercial fishing (e.g. spiny lobster Panulirus argus, queen conch Lobatus gigas) and others are fully protected (e.g. sea turtles, manatee, black coral). Spearfishing is also prohibited inside marine protected areas / national parks such as Jardines de la Reina.
وروستی ځل تازه شوی جون 14, 2026
حاکم چوکاټ
- §Ley No. 129/2019 "Ley de Pesca" (National Assembly, in force from 7 February 2020)
- §Decreto No. 1/2019 "Reglamento de la Ley 129 Ley de Pesca" (Council of Ministers)
- §Resolucion 18/2020 of the Ministry of the Food Industry (procedure for granting fishing authorisations)
- §Replaced Decreto-Ley No. 164/1996 "Reglamento de Pesca"
- جواز اړین دی
- اړین
- نیزه توپک
- اجازه لري
- سکوبا
- منع دی
- بهرنیان
- ښه راغلاست
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هکلي قانون
قانوني متنونه
هغه دقیق قانوني او تنظیمي حکمونه چې دلته د ماهیګیرۍ حاکم دي، لکه چاپ شوي، د هر رسمي سرچینې سره لینک.
Definition of recreational fishing including spearfishing
Ley No. 129/2019 "Ley de Pesca"
3. La pesca recreativa es aquella mediante la que se produce la captura de organismos acuaticos con fines recreativos o de esparcimiento, incluye la pesca submarina.
Spearfishing days, allowed gear and free-diving requirement
Decreto No. 1/2019 "Reglamento de la Ley 129 Ley de Pesca"
Articulo 16. La pesca submarina solo puede practicarse los sabados, domingos y dias feriados, en las aguas maritimas que se consignan en el Capitulo V del presente Decreto y mediante buceo a pulmon libre y con escopetas de liga o resorte, oleoneumaticas y arpon, siempre en cantidades unitarias.
Prohibition of competitive spearfishing events
Decreto No. 1/2019 "Reglamento de la Ley 129 Ley de Pesca"
Articulo 17. Se prohibe la celebracion de cualquier tipo de evento competitivo relacionado con la pesca submarina en el territorio nacional.
Recreational/sports catch is for personal consumption, not for profit
Decreto No. 1/2019 "Reglamento de la Ley 129 Ley de Pesca"
Articulo 18. El producto de la pesca deportiva y de la recreativa se destina, fundamentalmente, al consumo personal o familiar y no puede utilizarse con fines de lucro.
Minimum age of 17 to obtain a fishing authorisation
Decreto No. 1/2019 "Reglamento de la Ley 129 Ley de Pesca"
Articulo 5. Para solicitar una autorizacion de pesca es requisito indispensable, en el caso de personas naturales, que el solicitante tenga cumplidos los diecisiete (17) anos de edad.
Spearfishing licence is a class of recreational fishing licence
Resolucion 18/2020 "Procedimiento para el otorgamiento de autorizaciones de Pesca"
Articulo 41. Dentro de la clasificacion de pesca recreativa se encuentra la licencia de pesca submarina.
Spearfishing licence for Cuban nationals and permanent residents - fees
Resolucion 18/2020 "Procedimiento para el otorgamiento de autorizaciones de Pesca"
Articulo 43. La licencia de pesca submarina para personas naturales cubanas y extranjeras residentes permanentes se emite anualmente conforme a las modalidades y tarifas siguientes: a) ... Licencias territoriales (provinciales) cien pesos (100.00 CUP); y b) ... Licencias nacionales doscientos pesos (200.00 CUP).
Spearfishing licence for temporary-resident foreigners - fees
Resolucion 18/2020 "Procedimiento para el otorgamiento de autorizaciones de Pesca"
Articulo 44. La licencia de pesca submarina para personas naturales extranjeras residentes temporales se emite anualmente conforme a las modalidades y tarifas siguientes: a) ... Licencias territoriales (provinciales) cien pesos (100.00 CUC); y b) ... Licencias nacionales doscientos pesos convertibles (200.00 CUC).
Spearfishing licence is personal and non-transferable
Resolucion 18/2020 "Procedimiento para el otorgamiento de autorizaciones de Pesca"
Articulo 45. La licencia de pesca submarina es de caracter personal e intransferible en todos los casos.
Spearfishing-related fishing violation (illegal days, zones, gear, scuba)
Decreto No. 1/2019 "Reglamento de la Ley 129 Ley de Pesca"
16. Practicar la pesca submarina en dias y en zonas no autorizados, asi como utilizar equipos de respiracion artificial o escopetas que no sean las permitidas.
Species reserved exclusively for state commercial fishing (cannot be speared)
Decreto No. 1/2019 "Reglamento de la Ley 129 Ley de Pesca"
3. Capturar, extraer, desembarcar, transportar, procesar o comercializar, sin la correspondiente autorizacion del Ministerio de la Industria Alimentaria, especies destinadas exclusivamente a la pesca comercial estatal tales como: a) langosta (Panulirus argus); b) cangrejo moro (Menippe mercenaria); ... i) cobo (Lobatus gigas).
Protected / threatened species that may not be captured
Decreto No. 1/2019 "Reglamento de la Ley 129 Ley de Pesca"
2. Capturar, extraer, desembarcar, transportar, procesar y comercializar ... especies hidrobiologicas en regimen especial de proteccion, amenazadas o en peligro de extincion tales como: a) Manati (Trichechus manatus); b) delfin (Turciops truncatus); ... f) carey (Erectmochelys imbricata); g) tortuga verde (Chelonia mydas); h) caguama (Caretta caretta); i) tinglado (Dermochelys coriacea); j) coral negro (Antipatharia sp.) ...
Maritime areas given preference to sports/recreational fishing (spearfishing zones), with coordinates
Decreto No. 1/2019 "Reglamento de la Ley 129 Ley de Pesca"
Articulo 31. Se otorga preferencia a las pescas deportiva, la recreativa y a la comercial de autoconsumo social, en las areas citadas en el Anexo 2 del presente, constituidas por las aguas maritimas, comprendidas entre los siguientes tramos del litoral: 1. Desde Punta Gobernadora (Latitud 23 00'08,12" y Longitud 83 13'20,49") hasta la Punta de la Peninsula de Hicacos (Latitud 23 08'30,36" y Longitud 81 19'02,19"); 2. Desde la Punta de Practicos (Latitud 21 37'08,32" y Longitud 77 05'12,10") hasta la Punta de Maisi; 3. Desde la Punta de Maisi hasta Cabo Cruz; 4. Desde el Cabo de San Antonio hasta el Cabo Frances; 5. Desde Playa Giron hasta la Punta de Maria Aguilar.
کله لمبلی شئ
موسمونه او د وخت محدودیتونه
د کال په اوږدو کې بند، خلاص او محدود وختونه. تل د ماهیانو ځانګړي بندیزونه سیمهییزه تصدیق کړه.
- محدودAll spearfishing (pesca submarina) nationwide
Spearfishing may be practised ONLY on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays (sabados, domingos y dias feriados), per Article 16 of Decreto No. 1/2019. On all other days it is prohibited.
- بندSpecies under temporary closed seasons (epoca de veda) set by ministerial resolution
The Ley de Pesca (Art. 32.8 of the Reglamento) prohibits capturing any species during its closed season (epoca de veda). Specific veda dates per species are fixed by separate resolutions of the Ministry of the Food Industry and are not enumerated in the Ley/Reglamento text; exact dates were not retrieved from a primary source.
د ماهیګیرۍ اجازه
جواز
اوبو کې د اجازه لرلو لپاره هغه چې اړتیا لري، لګښت یې څومره دی، او د ترلاسه کولو لاره.
Apply to the Oficina Nacional de Inspeccion Estatal of the Ministry of the Food Industry providing identity data and home address (Art. 42). Applicant must be at least 17 years old (Art. 5) and have no fishing-regime violations in the previous 5 years (Art. 21).
خپل جواز واخلهرسمي پورټل خلاصوي · gacetaoficial.gob.cu
- ډول
- Licencia de pesca submarina (spearfishing licence), a class of recreational fishing licence; personal and non-transferable; territorial (provincial) or national.
- لګښت
- Cuban nationals & permanent residents: 100 CUP (provincial) / 200 CUP (national). Temporary-resident foreigners: 100 CUC (provincial) / 200 CUC (national). Per Arts. 43-44 of Resolucion 18/2020.
- اعتبار
- One calendar year (January to December); issued annually.
- د ترلاسه کولو لاره
- Apply to the Oficina Nacional de Inspeccion Estatal of the Ministry of the Food Industry providing identity data and home address (Art. 42). Applicant must be at least 17 years old (Art. 5) and have no fishing-regime violations in the previous 5 years (Art. 21).
- اداره
- Oficina Nacional de Inspeccion Estatal (ONIE), Ministerio de la Industria Alimentaria (MINAL)
وسایل او تخنیک
د وسایلو قوانین
کوم وسایل اجازه لري، د کارونې لاره، او ورسره تړلي شرایط.
محدودیتونه
- Only free-diving (buceo a pulmon libre / apnea) is permitted; artificial breathing equipment (scuba / escafandra) is prohibited for spearfishing (Reglamento Art. 16; violation under Art. 32.16).
- Permitted weapons: rubber/spring-band spearguns (escopetas de liga o resorte), pneumatic / pneumatic-oil spearguns (oleoneumaticas) and harpoons (arpon), always in single units (cantidades unitarias).
- Spearguns other than those permitted are illegal (Art. 32.16).
- Mass fishing gear (nasas, palangres, gillnets, chinchorros), chemical substances and explosives are prohibited (Reglamento Art. 15.2 of the Ley; Art. 32.5).
Spearfishing is by definition free-dive only in Cuba. 'Cantidades unitarias' means a single speargun/harpoon per diver.
هغه چې ممکن واخلئ
د نیولو محدودیتونه او محافظت شوي ډولونه
ورځني کوټې، لږترلږه اندازې، او هغه ډولونه چې هیڅکله نه اخیستل کیږي.
ورځني حد
Not specified as a numeric daily bag limit in the Ley/Reglamento; the Minister of the Food Industry sets permissible species and quantities by resolution (Reglamento Art. 19). Catch is restricted to personal/family consumption, no commercial use (Art. 18).
محافظت شوي ډولونه — مه اخله
- محافظت شویManati (Trichechus manatus)
- محافظت شویDelfin (Tursiops truncatus)
- محافظت شویCocodrilo (Crocodylus sp.)
- محافظت شویCaiman (Caiman crocodylus)
- محافظت شویCarey / hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
- محافظت شویTortuga verde / green turtle (Chelonia mydas)
- محافظت شویCaguama / loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta)
- محافظت شویTinglado / leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
- محافظت شویCoral negro / black coral (Antipatharia sp.)
- محافظت شویManjuari (Atractosteus tristoechus)
- محافظت شویCobo / queen conch (Lobatus gigas) - reserved for state commercial fishing
- محافظت شویLangosta / spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) - reserved for state commercial fishing
- محافظت شویCangrejo moro / stone crab (Menippe mercenaria) - reserved for state commercial fishing
Species in Art. 32.2 are fully protected (cannot be taken at all). Species in Art. 32.3 (notably spiny lobster and queen conch) are reserved exclusively for state commercial fishing and may not be taken by recreational spearfishers without specific authorisation. Capturing undersize/oversize specimens is a violation (Art. 32.21).
چا ته اجازه ده
میلمانه او اوسیدونکي
د بهرنیو میلمنو او ځایي اوسیدونکو لپاره د قوانینو توپیر.
بهرني میلمانه
اجازه لريځانګړی جواز اړین دی
اړتیاوې
- Be at least 17 years old (Reglamento Art. 5).
- Obtain an annual spearfishing licence (licencia de pesca submarina): temporary-resident foreigners pay 100 CUC (provincial) or 200 CUC (national) per Resolucion 18/2020 Art. 44; permanent-resident foreigners are charged in CUP like Cuban nationals (Art. 43).
- Provide identity data and home address (Art. 42).
- No fishing-regime violations in the previous 5 years (Art. 21).
محدودیتونه
- Same day/zone/gear restrictions as nationals: Sat/Sun/holidays only, designated maritime areas only, free-diving only, no scuba.
- Catch for personal/family consumption only, no commercial use.
- Cannot target species reserved for state commercial fishing (lobster, conch, etc.) or protected species.
Foreign tourists in practice usually spearfish/dive through licensed Cuban operators; tourist diving in marine parks (e.g. Jardines de la Reina) is non-extractive. Currency note: Cuba formally unified its currency (eliminating CUC) in 2021; fee figures here are the verbatim 2020 regulation values and may now be applied in CUP/equivalent.
اوسیدونکي
Licencia de pesca submarina (provincial 100 CUP or national 200 CUP), annual, personal and non-transferable.
اړتیاوې
- At least 17 years old.
- Identity data and home address.
- No fishing-regime violations in the prior 5 years.
ګټې
- Lower CUP-denominated fees than the CUC fees historically charged to temporary-resident foreigners.
- National licence allows spearfishing in the designated maritime areas of any province; provincial licence is limited to the issuing province.
Cuban nationals and permanent-resident foreigners are treated alike for spearfishing licence fees (Art. 43).
ساحل کې چیرې
اجازه لرونکي او منع سیمې
نومول شوي سیمې چې د ماهیګیرۍ لپاره خلاصې یا بندې دي. متقابله نقشه کې بشپړ انځور وګوره.
اجازه لرونکي سیمې
Maritime area given preference to sports, recreational and self-consumption fishing under Art. 31.1 of Decreto No. 1/2019; spearfishing permitted here on authorised days.
Free-diving only; spearguns/harpoons in single units; Sat/Sun/holidays only; valid spearfishing licence required.
Maritime area given preference to sports, recreational and self-consumption fishing under Art. 31.2 of Decreto No. 1/2019.
Free-diving only; spearguns/harpoons in single units; Sat/Sun/holidays only; valid spearfishing licence required.
Maritime area given preference to sports, recreational and self-consumption fishing under Art. 31.3 of Decreto No. 1/2019.
Free-diving only; spearguns/harpoons in single units; Sat/Sun/holidays only; valid spearfishing licence required.
Maritime area given preference to sports, recreational and self-consumption fishing under Art. 31.4 of Decreto No. 1/2019.
Free-diving only; spearguns/harpoons in single units; Sat/Sun/holidays only; valid spearfishing licence required.
Maritime area given preference to sports, recreational and self-consumption fishing under Art. 31.5 of Decreto No. 1/2019.
Free-diving only; spearguns/harpoons in single units; Sat/Sun/holidays only; valid spearfishing licence required.
منع سیمې
- Areas preferentially reserved for state commercial fishing (Art. 30 / Anexo 1)state commercial fishing zone (restricted)
Four large coastal stretches over the submarine platform to the 200 m isobath where state commercial fishing is given preference: Cabo Frances-Playa Giron; Punta de Maria Aguilar-Cabo Cruz; Punta de Practicos-Punta de Hicacos; Cabo de San Antonio-Punta Gobernadora. Recreational/spearfishing here requires specific authorisation in the licence; fishing in these zones without it is a violation (Art. 32.12).
- Parque Nacional Jardines de la Reinanational park / marine reserve (no-take)
Large no-take marine reserve / national park off Cuba's south-eastern coast (protected since 1996); fishing including spearfishing is prohibited. Catch-and-release fly-fishing and diving are managed by concession.
- Parque Nacional Guanahacabibes (Peninsula de Guanahacabibes)national park / biosphere reserve
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and national park at Cuba's western tip protecting staghorn coral and reef habitat; a managed marine protected area where extractive fishing such as spearfishing is restricted/prohibited inside park boundaries.
- Defence / environmental restriction areas (Art. 19 of Ley de Pesca)military / environmental exclusion zone
Within fishing zones, the Ministry may delimit areas where fishing is limited or prohibited for reasons of national defence or environmental protection, agreed with the Revolutionary Armed Forces and the environment ministry (CITMA).
- Parque Nacional Marino Punta Francesmarine national park
Marine national park at the south-western tip of Isla de la Juventud, between Punta Frances and Punta Pedernales, a managed diving/ecotourism marine protected area (UNESCO Biosphere Reserve since 1987) with ~56 dive sites. As a designated marine national park, extractive fishing such as spearfishing is restricted/prohibited inside park boundaries (prohibition inferred from the general national-park framework, not stated verbatim in the cited source).
- Parque Nacional Cienaga de Zapatanational park / Ramsar wetland
Largest wetland in the insular Caribbean (Biosphere Reserve and Ramsar site) on the Zapata Peninsula, south coast of Matanzas, near the Bay of Pigs; total ~136,890 ha including a marine extension of ~28,690 ha. A protected national park where extractive activities such as spearfishing are restricted/prohibited within park boundaries (prohibition inferred from the protected-area framework; source does not state fishing rules verbatim). Note: partially overlaps the existing Art.31 allowed litoral stretch 'Playa Giron to Punta de Maria Aguilar'.
US Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay on Cuba's south-east coast. The bay and surrounding waters are a controlled military area with designated No-Take Zones (operational, natural-resource and safety/unexploded-ordnance hazards); public spearfishing is not permitted. The base is a US-controlled exclusion zone inaccessible to the Cuban public.
اوبو کې شرایط
ژوندي شرایط
د Cuba کې د ساحلي حواله ټکي سره نږدې ژوندي سمندري او هوایي عکس، Open-Meteo نه. شرایط ساحل ته ساحل توپیر لري — د ګوتونکي په توګه وګڼه.
د Punta Gobernadora to Punta de la Peninsula de Hicacos (north-west coast) سره نږدې ژوندي سمندري او هوایي شرایط.
چا نه وپوښتئ
ادارې
د ماهیانو او جواز مسؤل رسمي ادارې.
Ministerio de la Industria Alimentaria (MINAL)
fisheries authority (governing ministry for fishing activity)
Oficina Nacional de Inspeccion Estatal (ONIE)
fisheries inspection / licensing authority (subordinate to MINAL)
Tropas Guardafronteras (Border Guard, Ministry of the Interior)
maritime enforcement authority
Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnologia y Medio Ambiente (CITMA)
environment ministry (marine protected areas)
دا چیرې نه راځي
سرچینې
پدې پاڼه هر دعوی یوه دې حوالو نه راځي.
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Gaceta Oficial No. 11 Ordinaria (7 Feb 2020): Ley No. 129/2019 Ley de Pesca, Decreto No. 1/2019 Reglamento, and Resolucion 18/2020
رسميgacetaoficial.gob.cuلاسرسی شو جون 14 - [02]
Ley de Pesca (PDF) - Parlamento Cubano
رسميparlamentocubano.gob.cuلاسرسی شو جون 14 - [03]
Ley No. 129/2019 - Ley de Pesca (ECOLEX / FAO legal database)
رسميecolex.orgلاسرسی شو جون 14 - [04]
Dan a conocer las prohibiciones de la Ley de Pesca de Cuba (CiberCuba)
دویم درجهcibercuba.comلاسرسی شو جون 14 - [05]
Asamblea Nacional aprueba primera Ley de Pesca de la Republica (Cubadebate)
دویم درجهcubadebate.cuلاسرسی شو جون 14 - [06]
Marine protected areas in Cuba (Environmental Defense Fund)
دویم درجهedf.orgلاسرسی شو جون 14 - [07]
Jardines de la Reina National Park (Marine Conservation Institute - Blue Parks)
دویم درجهmarine-conservation.orgلاسرسی شو جون 14
د څیړونکي یادښتونه
Primary legal source is Cuba's official Gaceta Oficial No. 11 of 7 February 2020, which publishes Ley No. 129/2019 (Ley de Pesca), Decreto No. 1/2019 (its Reglamento) and Resolucion 18/2020 (licensing procedure). All verbatim law_texts were extracted from that PDF (pdftotext); Spanish accents/diacritics were normalised to ASCII for storage but otherwise the wording is exact. Key takeaways for spearfishers: (1) spearfishing is legal but only on Saturdays/Sundays/public holidays; (2) free-diving only - scuba/artificial breathing apparatus is banned; (3) only single-unit spring, pneumatic or harpoon spearguns allowed; (4) an annual personal licence (min age 17) is required; (5) catch is for personal/family use only - no sale and no competitions; (6) spiny lobster and queen conch are reserved for state fishing and may not be taken; sea turtles, manatee, black coral etc. are fully protected; (7) marine national parks such as Jardines de la Reina and Guanahacabibes are no-take/restricted. Species-specific closed-season (veda) dates and any numeric bag limits are set by separate MINAL resolutions and were not retrieved verbatim, so seasons[] for species and catch_limits.daily_limit are left general; confidence high overall for the framework, medium for exact current fees (currency was unified in 2021, replacing CUC).
خبر مې کړه کله چې د Cuba قوانین بدل شي
کله چې زموږ د معلوماتو کې د Cuba موسمونه یا مقررات تازه شي موږ به تاسې ته بریښنالیک واستوو.