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Recreational marine spearfishing (pesca/caza submarina) is practiced legally along Argentina's Atlantic coast and is a recognised competitive sport governed by the Federacion Argentina de Actividades Subacuaticas (FAAS, CMAS member). Coastal hotspots include Las Grutas, San Antonio Oeste and Playas Doradas (Rio Negro) and Puerto Madryn and Comodoro Rivadavia (Chubut), which have hosted national and Pan-American championships. However, the activity is regulated at the provincial level (the national fisheries law focuses on commercial sea fishing), and it is explicitly PROHIBITED in continental/freshwater Patagonian waters under the Reglamento de Pesca Deportiva Continental Patagonico (Art. 22, which bans 'la caza subacuatica' and the use of 'arpones'), and harpoons are prohibited for sport fishing in National Parks. There is no single nationwide statute that affirmatively authorises marine spearfishing; legality therefore depends on the province and whether the water is marine or continental, hence the 'restricted' classification.
Ultima actualizare Iunie 14, 2026
Cadrul de reglementare
- §Ley 24.922 - Regimen Federal de Pesca (1998) - governs commercial/maritime fishing at national level
- §Reglamento de Pesca Deportiva Continental Patagonico (2025/2026 season) - prohibits underwater hunting (caza subacuatica) and harpoons in continental Patagonian waters (Chubut, Neuquen, Rio Negro, southern National Parks)
- §Provincial fishing/sport-fishing regulations (e.g. Buenos Aires Ley 11.477; Rio Negro and Chubut provincial rules) govern coastal recreational fishing
- §FAAS (Federacion Argentina de Actividades Subacuaticas) federative licensing for underwater sport, incl. pesca submarina
- Arbaletă
- Permis
Legea, verbatim
Texte legale
Prevederile statutare și de reglementare exacte care guvernează pescuitul subacvatic aici, citate așa cum au fost publicate, cu un link la fiecare sursă oficială.
Prohibicion de la caza subacuatica (pesca deportiva continental patagonica)
Reglamento de Pesca Deportiva Continental Patagonico (temporada 2025/2026)
La caza subacuatica.
Prohibicion de pescar con arpones y otras artes (pesca deportiva continental patagonica)
Reglamento de Pesca Deportiva Continental Patagonico (temporada 2025/2026)
Pescar con redes, trampas, espineles, arpones, fijas, garfios o armas.
Temporada de pesca deportiva continental patagonica
Reglamento de Pesca Deportiva Continental Patagonico (temporada 2025/2026)
Se inicia el 01/11/2025 y finaliza el 01/05/2026 inclusive.
Prohibicion de portacion de arpones en pesca deportiva (Anexo Chubut)
Reglamento de Pesca Deportiva Continental Patagonico - Anexo Chubut
Se prohibe la portacion de artes de captura tales como redes, arpones, explosivos...
Când poți te scufunda
Sezoane și restricții de timp
Perioade închise, deschise și restricționate pe parcursul anului. Confirmă întotdeauna local închiderile specifice speciilor.
- DeschisPesca deportiva continental patagonica (does NOT authorise spearfishing, which is banned in these continental waters; shown for context of the season window)Nov 1 – Mai 1
Continental Patagonian sport-fishing season runs 1 November to 1 May. Note: this regulation prohibits underwater hunting (caza subacuatica) entirely. Marine coastal spearfishing seasons are set by each coastal province and were not retrieved verbatim.
Permisiunea de a pescui
Licență
Ce ai nevoie pentru a fi permis în apă, cât costă și cum se obține.
FAAS issues brevets/licenses enabling national and international practice of underwater sports including pesca submarina. Coastal provinces may require a recreational fishing permit; exact requirements vary by province and were not retrieved verbatim.
Obține licența taDeschide portalul oficial · faas.org.ar
- Tip
- Federative brevet/license via FAAS for sport practice; provincial recreational-fishing permits may apply in coastal provinces
- Cost
- unknown
- Valabilitate
- unknown
- Cum se obține
- FAAS issues brevets/licenses enabling national and international practice of underwater sports including pesca submarina. Coastal provinces may require a recreational fishing permit; exact requirements vary by province and were not retrieved verbatim.
- Autoritate
- Federacion Argentina de Actividades Subacuaticas (FAAS); provincial fisheries directorates
Echipament și tehnică
Reguli de echipament
Ce echipament este permis, cum poate fi utilizat și condițiile atașate.
Restricții
- Marine coastal practice typically uses band-powered or pneumatic spearguns/harpoons, 7mm wetsuit, mask/snorkel, fins, weight belt and a surface marker buoy (per reported sport practice in Rio Negro/Chubut).
- Harpoons/spearguns are PROHIBITED in continental Patagonian sport-fishing waters (Reglamento de Pesca Deportiva Continental Patagonico, Art. 22) and for sport fishing in National Parks.
- Whether SCUBA-assisted spearfishing is permitted (vs free-diving/apnea only) was not confirmed from a verbatim source; competitive spearfishing in Argentina is apnea-based.
Equipment legality is marine-vs-continental dependent. In marine coastal provinces spearguns are used lawfully for sport; in continental/freshwater Patagonia and National Parks they are banned.
Ce poți lua
Limite de captură și specii protejate
Cote zilnice, dimensiuni minime și specii care nu trebuie luate niciodată.
Limită zilnică
unknown
Specific spearfishing catch and size limits are set by coastal provinces and were not retrieved verbatim. Local sport-spearfishing convention reported is selective, adult-only harvesting for consumption ('cazar por cazar no').
Cine poate pescui
Vizitatori și rezidenți
Cum diferă regulile pentru vizitatorii străini și rezidenții locali.
Vizitatori străini
No specific national rule on foreign spearfishers was retrieved. International competitors participate (e.g. Pan-American Championship in Comodoro Rivadavia). Foreigners would be subject to the same province-specific permit and FAAS/affiliated-club requirements as residents; confirm locally.
Rezidenți
Provincial recreational fishing permit and/or FAAS federative brevet
Resident requirements vary by coastal province; not retrieved verbatim.
Unde pe coastă
Zone permise și interzise
Zone denumite care sunt deschise sau închise pentru pescuitul subacvatic. Vezi imaginea completă pe harta interactivă.
Zone permise
Coastal town in Rio Negro province; recognised marine spearfishing (caza submarina) area with rocky restingas (reefs, caves and crevices) holding species such as salmon (de mar), mero (grouper) and besugo (sea bream). Reported max diving depth ~15 m.
Spearfishers avoid the Parque Submarino (sunken-ship artificial reef) area; selective adult-only catch is the local norm.
Beach resort in Rio Negro that has hosted the Argentine Championship of Underwater Hunting (Campeonato Argentino de Caza Submarina).
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Coastal city in Chubut considered a 'mecca' of competitive underwater hunting; hosted the VII Pan-American Spearfishing Championship organised by FAAS.
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Coastal city in Chubut on Golfo Nuevo, with natural reefs; a well-known centre for diving and underwater hunting at sport level.
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Zone interzise
- Parque Submarino de Las Grutasartificial reef / underwater park (no-take by local convention; no verbatim statutory ban retrieved)
Underwater park ~5 km south of Las Grutas and ~7.5 km offshore, Rio Negro; four sunken fishing vessels (Don Felix, Chiarpesca, Mariana Rojamar, Polarborg) act as artificial reefs hosting dense marine life. Local spearfishers deliberately avoid hunting at these structures, treating them as protected artificial reefs.
- Continental / freshwater Patagonia (Chubut, Neuquen, Rio Negro inland waters, southern National Parks)regulatory prohibition (freshwater sport-fishing jurisdiction)
Underwater hunting (caza subacuatica) and the use of harpoons are explicitly prohibited in continental sport-fishing waters under the Reglamento de Pesca Deportiva Continental Patagonico, Art. 22.
Harpoons (arpones) are listed among prohibited capture gear for sport fishing within Argentina's National Parks system.
- Área Natural Protegida Punta Bermeja (La Lobería)marine/coastal nature reserve
Provincial protected area on the Atlantic coast of Río Negro, ~45 km from Viedma, ~1,900 ha (~600 ha terrestrial). Protects a major single-haired sea lion (Otaria flavescens) colony. IUCN Category VI; established 1971 (provincial law 898, boundaries set by Decree 1862/2005). Includes a 'zona intangible' (scientific-use untouchable zone), a restricted-use zone and a multiple-use zone. Spearfishing/extraction is incompatible with the reserve's protection regime. NOTE: the cited source does NOT mention Resolution 999/2015's shark/ray/chimaera fishing ban — that claim is unverified against this source.
- Reserva Natural Turística Punta Lomamarine/coastal nature reserve
Provincial fauna reserve in Chubut (Biedma dept), on Golfo Nuevo near Puerto Madryn. Created 1967 (Provincial Law 697/67) — one of the country's oldest/smallest fauna reserves. Protects a permanent single-haired sea lion (Otaria flavescens) haul-out and seabird nesting colonies. As a wildlife protected area focused on marine-mammal and seabird colonies, extractive activities such as spearfishing are not permitted.
Provincial marine park created 1974 (Provincial Law 1238/74) in Golfo San José, Chubut, within the Península Valdés UNESCO World Heritage area. Protects a southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) reproduction zone. Extractive spearfishing within this protected marine park is incompatible with its conservation regime. Coordinate is a representative center point within the gulf.
- Área Natural Protegida Bahía de San Antoniomarine/coastal nature reserve
Provincial protected area established 1993 on Golfo San Matías, Río Negro (San Antonio dept), encompassing intertidal/marine sectors near San Antonio Oeste/Este and the Las Grutas area. WHSRN/Hemispheric Site of International Importance for migratory shorebirds. Use restrictions apply; intertidal/marine sectors are protected bird-feeding habitat, so extractive activity including spearfishing is restricted. Coordinate is a representative center point within the bay.
Condiții pe apă
Condiții live
Instantaneu live marin și meteorologic lângă un punct de referință costier din Argentina, de la Open-Meteo. Condițiile variază de-a lungul coastei — tratează ca indicator.
Condiții live marine și meteo lângă Las Grutas / San Antonio Oeste.
Pe cine să întrebi
Autorități
Organismele oficiale responsabile de pescuit și licențiere.
Federacion Argentina de Actividades Subacuaticas (FAAS)
national sports federation (underwater activities, incl. spearfishing; CMAS member)
faas.org.arfaascom@yahoo.com.arSubsecretaria de Pesca y Acuicultura / Secretaria de Agricultura, Ganaderia y Pesca (MAGyP)
national fisheries authority (Regimen Federal de Pesca, Ley 24.922)
Administracion de Parques Nacionales (APN)
national parks / protected areas authority
Gobierno del Chubut - Permisos de Pesca (Direccion de Fauna y areas competentes)
provincial fisheries/fauna authority
De unde provine
Surse
Fiecare afirmație de pe această pagină se regăsește în una dintre aceste referințe.
- [01]
Reglamento de Pesca Deportiva Continental Patagonico - texto del reglamento (Art. 7, Art. 22)
Oficialreglamentodepesca.org.arAccesat Iun 14 - [02]
Reglamento de Pesca Deportiva Continental Patagonico - Anexo Chubut
Oficialreglamentodepesca.org.arAccesat Iun 14 - [03]
Ley 24.922 - Regimen Federal de Pesca (texto actualizado) - Argentina.gob.ar
Oficialargentina.gob.arAccesat Iun 14 - [04]
Resolucion 199/2024 - Administracion de Parques Nacionales (texto)
Oficialargentina.gob.arAccesat Iun 14 - [05]
FAAS - Federacion Argentina de Actividades Subacuaticas (Historia; disciplinas incl. pesca sub)
Secundarfaas.org.arAccesat Iun 14 - [06]
Caza submarina en Las Grutas - LM Cipolletti (sport, equipment, championships, restingas)
Secundarlmcipolletti.comAccesat Iun 14 - [07]
Bucear en el Parque Submarino de Las Grutas - Gobierno de Rio Negro
Oficialrionegro.gov.arAccesat Iun 14 - [08]
Pesca Maritima - Secretaria de Agricultura, Ganaderia y Pesca (MAGyP)
Oficialmagyp.gob.arAccesat Iun 14
Note cercetător
Argentina is a federal state: the national Regimen Federal de Pesca (Ley 24.922) governs commercial/maritime fishing, while recreational and sport fishing - including spearfishing - is regulated by the provinces and by sector regulations. KEY DISTINCTION: marine coastal spearfishing is practiced legally and competitively (FAAS-organised national and Pan-American championships in Rio Negro and Chubut), whereas underwater hunting (caza subacuatica) and harpoons are explicitly PROHIBITED in continental/freshwater Patagonian sport-fishing waters (Reglamento de Pesca Deportiva Continental Patagonico, Art. 22) and harpoons are barred for sport fishing in National Parks. Verbatim provisions were captured for the Patagonian continental prohibition and season; precise per-province marine spearfishing rules, licenses, catch and size limits for the main coastal provinces (Buenos Aires Ley 11.477, Rio Negro, Chubut, Santa Cruz) were not retrieved verbatim (some provincial sources are scanned image PDFs) - hence data_confidence is 'medium'. Anyone intending to spearfish should confirm the specific provincial regulation and any local marine-protected-area (e.g. Parque Submarino de Las Grutas) restrictions before fishing. Coordinates for zones are approximate town/site locations.
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