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Recreational spearfishing (pesca deportivo-recreativa subacuatica) is legal in Mexican federal waters but tightly regulated. A federal sport-fishing permit issued by CONAPESCA is mandatory for every spearfisher, including foreigners. Underwater fishing is allowed only by free-diving (breath-hold / buceo a pulmon); the use of scuba/compressed air or autonomous diving gear (escafandra autonoma) is not permitted for the activity. Only a single rubber- or spring-powered speargun (arpon de hule o resorte) is allowed per fisher, and hooks (ganchos) and tridents/gigs (fisgas) are prohibited. Spearfishing may target only fish (peces), not crustaceans or mollusks (squid excepted), and is capped at five specimens per fisher per day. The activity is prohibited inside no-take marine protected areas (e.g. Cabo Pulmo National Park, Revillagigedo National Park), in/around closed-season (veda) zones, within 250 m of swimming beaches, and within 250 m of commercial fishing vessels. Sale of the catch is forbidden under the sport permit.
Последнее обновление июнь 14, 2026
Регулирующая база
- §Ley General de Pesca y Acuacultura Sustentables (LGPAS), 2007 (as amended)
- §NOM-017-PESC-1994, Para regular las actividades de pesca deportivo-recreativa en las aguas de jurisdiccion federal de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos (DOF 09/05/1995)
- §Carta Nacional Pesquera (CONAPESCA, species-specific management and vedas)
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- Требуется
- Подводное ружьё
- Разрешено
- Акваланг
- Запрещено
- Иностранцы
- Допускаются
- Макс. гарпунов
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Закон дословно
Тексты законов
Точные законодательные и нормативные положения, регулирующие подводную охоту здесь, процитированные так, как опубликованы, со ссылкой на каждый официальный источник.
Recreational fishing limited to fish species only
NOM-017-PESC-1994
La pesca deportivo recreativa, solo podra practicarse sobre peces.
Underwater (spear) fishing only while breath-hold (free) diving
NOM-017-PESC-1994
La practica de la pesca deportiva subacuatica unicamente se permitira buceando a pulmon.
Single rubber/spring speargun per fisher; hooks and gigs prohibited
NOM-017-PESC-1994
La pesca subacuatica solo podra practicarse con un solo arpon de liga o resorte por pescador deportivo, quedando prohibido el empleo de ganchos y fisgas.
General daily catch limit and per-species composition
NOM-017-PESC-1994
Diez ejemplares diarios por pescador, con la siguiente composicion por especie: No mas de cinco de una misma especie. Cuando se trate de marlin, pez vela, pez espada y tiburon, el limite maximo por pescador y dia sera de un solo ejemplar [...] el limite maximo sera de dos ejemplares de cualquiera de tales especies (dorado, sabalo, pez gallo).
Spearfishing-specific daily catch limit
NOM-017-PESC-1994
La pesca subacuatica tendra como limite maximo de captura cinco ejemplares de cualquier especie de peces marinos o de agua dulce por pescador y dia.
Prohibited zones and situations for fishing (250 m rule)
NOM-017-PESC-1994
Queda prohibido practicar la pesca deportivo-recreativa: En zonas y temporadas de veda; A menos de 250 metros de embarcaciones dedicadas a la pesca comercial; A menos de 250 metros de la orilla de playas frecuentadas por banistas.
Когда можно погружаться
Сезоны и временны́е ограничения
Закрытые, открытые и ограниченные периоды в течение года. Всегда уточняйте на месте закрытия по конкретным видам.
- ЗакрытоMero / Grouper (Epinephelus spp.)февр. 1 – март 31
Closed season (veda) for grouper; minimum size around 50 cm. Spearfishing of the species is prohibited during the veda.
- ЗакрытоLobster / Langostaмарт 1 – июнь 30
Closed season for spiny lobster (commonly cited). Note: lobster is a crustacean and may not be taken by spearfishing at all under NOM-017-PESC-1994 (fish only).
- ЗакрытоOctopus / Pulpoдек. 16 – июль 31
Closed season for octopus (commonly cited). Octopus is a mollusk and not a permitted spearfishing target under NOM-017-PESC-1994.
- ЗакрытоNassau grouper / Cherna criollaянв. 1 – дек. 31
Indefinite closed season (closed until further notice) reported for Nassau grouper.
Разрешение на охоту
Лицензия
Что нужно, чтобы вам разрешили войти в воду, сколько это стоит и как это получить.
Apply online via the CONAPESCA e5cinco portal (https://e5cinco.conapesca.gob.mx/) or at CONAPESCA offices/subdelegations, or through authorized vendors/charter operators. Required for every individual fisher.
Получить лицензиюОткрывает официальный портал · gob.mx
- Тип
- Permiso de Pesca Deportivo-Recreativa (CONAPESCA-01-016), individual, non-transferable
- Стоимость
- Approx. (MXN): daily $127, weekly $318, monthly $476, annual $635, excursion $904 (rates per CONAPESCA-01-016; adjusted annually)
- Срок действия
- Daily, weekly, monthly, annual or per-excursion options
- Как получить
- Apply online via the CONAPESCA e5cinco portal (https://e5cinco.conapesca.gob.mx/) or at CONAPESCA offices/subdelegations, or through authorized vendors/charter operators. Required for every individual fisher.
- Орган власти
- Comision Nacional de Acuacultura y Pesca (CONAPESCA), Direccion General de Ordenamiento Pesquero y Acuicola
Снаряжение и техника
Правила по снаряжению
Какое снаряжение разрешено, как его можно использовать и при каких условиях.
Ограничения
- Only rubber- or spring-powered spearguns (arpon de hule/liga o resorte) allowed
- Only one speargun per fisher (un solo arpon por pescador deportivo)
- Hooks (ganchos) and gigs/tridents (fisgas) prohibited for underwater fishing
- Underwater fishing only while free-diving / breath-hold (buceando a pulmon); scuba, compressed air and autonomous diving gear not permitted for the activity
- Light/attraction devices not permitted for underwater fishing
Per NOM-017-PESC-1994 clauses 4.5 and 4.6.3. Scuba spearfishing is not authorized; the norm permits underwater sport fishing only by breath-hold diving.
Что можно добывать
Лимиты добычи и охраняемые виды
Дневные квоты, минимальные размеры и виды, которые нельзя добывать ни при каких условиях.
Дневной лимит
General sport fishing: 10 fish/day per fisher (max 5 of one species). Underwater/spear fishing specifically: max 5 fish/day per fisher. Sub-limits: 1/day for marlin, sailfish, swordfish, shark; 2/day for dorado, tarpon (sabalo), roosterfish (pez gallo). Freshwater: 5/day.
Минимальные размеры
- Mero / Grouper (Epinephelus spp.)мин. 50 cm
Охраняемые виды — добывать нельзя
- ОхраняетсяTotoaba (Totoaba macdonaldi) - protected, prohibited
- ОхраняетсяAbalon / Abalone - reserved for commercial cooperatives, not sport/spear
- ОхраняетсяVaquita-related closures (Upper Gulf of California)
- ОхраняетсяMarine mammals, sea turtles and corals - protected
Spearfishing may target only fish (peces); crustaceans (e.g. lobster) and mollusks may not be taken by speargun, with squid being the noted exception. Multi-day accumulation is capped at the equivalent of three days of fishing (NOM-017-PESC-1994 clause 4.8). Sale or commercial use of the catch under a sport permit is prohibited. Species-specific limits and vedas are detailed in the Carta Nacional Pesquera and may change.
Кто может охотиться
Гости и резиденты
Чем отличаются правила для иностранных гостей и местных жителей.
Иностранные гости
РазрешеноТребуется специальная лицензия
Требования
- Obtain an individual CONAPESCA sport-fishing permit (same permit applies to nationals and foreigners)
- Carry the permit while fishing/diving
- Comply with all NOM-017-PESC-1994 rules (free-diving only, one speargun, catch and zone limits)
Ограничения
- No commercial sale or monetary gain from the catch
- No fishing in protected areas or veda zones
Sport-recreational permits are issued to nationals and foreigners alike; they are individual, non-extendable and non-transferable. Foreign visitors typically obtain the permit online or via charter/dive operators.
Резиденты
Permiso de Pesca Deportivo-Recreativa (same federal permit as non-residents)
Требования
- Individual CONAPESCA sport-fishing permit
- Compliance with NOM-017-PESC-1994 and applicable vedas
Mexico does not provide a distinct resident spearfishing license category for recreational sport fishing; the same federal permit applies. Coastal fishing-community members may hold separate commercial/cooperative permits, which are outside the recreational scope.
Где на побережье
Разрешённые и запрещённые зоны
Названные районы, открытые или закрытые для подводной охоты. Полную картину смотрите на интерактивной карте.
Разрешённые районы
Recreational free-diving spearfishing with a rubber/spring speargun is generally permitted in Mexican federal waters with a valid CONAPESCA sport-fishing permit, outside protected areas, veda zones and the 250 m beach/commercial-vessel buffers.
Free-diving only; one speargun; fish only; max 5 fish/day by spearfishing; no scuba/compressed air; keep 250 m from swimming beaches and commercial fishing vessels.
Запрещённые районы
- Cabo Pulmo National Parknational park / no-take marine reserve
No-take marine national park in the Gulf of California, Baja California Sur. All fishing and spearfishing prohibited (100% no-take since community-driven expansion).
- Revillagigedo National Parknational park / no-take marine reserve
Largest fully-protected marine reserve in North America (148,087 km2), declared 24 Nov 2017, ~390 km southwest of Baja California Sur. Free from fishing and all extractive activities; spearfishing prohibited.
- Veda (closed-season) zonesseasonal closure zone
Any area and period under a fishing closure (veda) declared by CONAPESCA / Carta Nacional Pesquera. Recreational and spear fishing prohibited there during the veda.
- Within 250 m of swimming beaches and commercial fishing vesselssafety buffer / regulatory exclusion
NOM-017-PESC-1994 clause 4.12 prohibits recreational fishing within 250 m of beaches frequented by bathers and within 250 m of commercial fishing vessels.
- Arrecifes de Cozumel National Parkmarine national park / coral reef MPA
Parque Nacional Arrecifes de Cozumel, a CONANP marine national park off the west coast of Cozumel island (Quintana Roo), established 19 July 1996. It protects the coral reef system; the management plan regulates and restricts fishing, diving, navigation and anchoring, and recreational fishing/spearfishing is not permitted within the reef park.
- Costa Occidental de Isla Mujeres, Punta Cancun y Punta Nizuc National Parkmarine national park / coral reef MPA
Parque Nacional Costa Occidental de Isla Mujeres, Punta Cancun y Punta Nizuc, a CONANP marine national park in NE Quintana Roo, comprising three marine polygons off Cancun/Isla Mujeres in the Mesoamerican Reef System. Extractive activities including recreational spearfishing are prohibited.
- Bahia de Loreto National Parkmarine national park / no-take core zones
Parque Nacional Bahia de Loreto, a CONANP marine national park in the central Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, established 19 July 1996, ~206,581 ha. Fishing of all modalities (including spearfishing) is prohibited in the marine preservation subzones / no-fishing core zones.
- Arrecife de Puerto Morelos National Parkmarine national park / coral reef MPA
Parque Nacional Arrecife de Puerto Morelos, a CONANP marine national park on the Caribbean coast of Quintana Roo, part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System. Recreational spearfishing is not permitted in the protected reef; the park is a mixed-use MPA managed for coral-reef conservation with a regulated concessioned-fishing subzone.
- Isla Contoy National Parkmarine national park / island reserve
Parque Nacional Isla Contoy, a CONANP national park ~30 km north of Isla Mujeres (Quintana Roo), established February 1998, covering the island and ~4,900 ha of surrounding sea. Access is tightly controlled (CONANP-authorized tours only, capped visitor numbers) and recreational spearfishing is not permitted in the protected area.
- Banco Chinchorro Biosphere Reservebiosphere reserve / atoll reef with fishing refuge
Reserva de la Biosfera Banco Chinchorro, a CONANP atoll-reef biosphere reserve off the SE coast of Quintana Roo near Belize. Recreational spearfishing is not permitted in the reserve's protected/refuge zones; a fishing refuge (zona de refugio pesquero) was established at Banco Chinchorro and Punta Herrero.
- Zona Nucleo Los Islotes (Parque Nacional Zona Marina del Archipielago de Espiritu Santo)no_take_marine_zone
Core (no-take) subzone at Los Islotes sea-lion rookery north of Isla La Partida, in the Espiritu Santo marine national park. The CONANP management program (DOF 19/01/2015) lists 'Pesca en todas sus modalidades' among the activities NOT permitted in Subzona de Uso Restringido 1, so all fishing including spearfishing is banned.
- Zona Nucleo Punta La Bonanza (Parque Nacional Zona Marina del Archipielago de Espiritu Santo)no_take_marine_zone
Core (no-take) subzone on the east side of Isla Espiritu Santo, Baja California Sur. Under the CONANP management program (DOF 19/01/2015) fishing in all its forms, including spearfishing, is a non-permitted activity in Subzona de Uso Restringido 1; only diving, swimming and wildlife observation are allowed.
- Zona Nucleo Bahia San Gabriel (Parque Nacional Zona Marina del Archipielago de Espiritu Santo)no_take_marine_zone
Core (no-take) subzone in Bahia San Gabriel on the south-west shore of Isla Espiritu Santo. The CONANP management program (DOF 19/01/2015) bans 'Pesca en todas sus modalidades' and any extraction of live or dead flora and fauna in this subzone.
- Subzona de Proteccion Santiaguillo (Parque Nacional Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano)no_take_marine_zone
Core no-take reef of the Veracruz Reef System National Park, north-east of the park off Veracruz. The management program (DOF 22/05/2017) lists 'Realizar actividades pesqueras' and all extractive use of wildlife among the non-permitted activities in the Subzona de Proteccion Blanca-Santiaguillo, so spearfishing is prohibited.
- Subzona de Proteccion Blanca (Parque Nacional Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano)no_take_marine_zone
Second core no-take polygon (Arrecife Blanca) of the Veracruz Reef System National Park. Under the management program published in the DOF on 22 May 2017 all fishing activity and any extraction of wildlife are non-permitted activities in this zona nucleo.
- Zona de Uso Restringido Punta Xcayal-Ensenada Xahuachol (Parque Nacional Arrecifes de Xcalak)no_take_marine_zone
Restricted-use zone covering the northern marine section of Xcalak Reefs National Park, Quintana Roo. Under the management program (DOF 08/10/2004) the only activities allowed here are non-motorised boat trips, transiting vessels, filming, research, environmental education, restoration, monitoring and waiting-anchorage: no fishing of any kind, and no diving, is listed as permitted.
- Zona de Proteccion Bacalar Chico (Parque Nacional Arrecifes de Xcalak)no_take_marine_zone
Protection zone at the Belize border in the southern marine polygon of Xcalak Reefs National Park. The management program (DOF 08/10/2004) permits only transiting vessels, commercial filming, research, ecological restoration, protection and monitoring - no fishing modality (commercial, traditional hand-line or sport) and no diving are permitted, so spearfishing is banned.
Grouper spawning-aggregation zone inside Xcalak Reefs National Park. Recreational sport fishing is not a permitted activity in this zone under the management program (DOF 08/10/2004), and the park's administrative rules expressly prohibit the use of nets and speargun during the reproductive aggregation seasons. Note: licensed commercial fishing remains a permitted activity in this subzone; the prohibition applies to recreational/sport spearfishing (no permitted modality) and, during aggregation seasons, to any speargun use under Regla 73.XXVII.
- Zona Nucleo Norte (Parque Nacional Arrecife Alacranes)no_take_marine_zone
Northern core zone (19,732 ha) of Alacranes Reef National Park off Progreso, Yucatan. The management program (DOF 07/12/2007) expressly prohibits recreational diving for sport fishing, sport-recreational fishing and commercial fishing inside the Subzona de Uso Restringido that covers both core zones.
- Zona Nucleo Sur (Parque Nacional Arrecife Alacranes)no_take_marine_zone
Southern core zone (11,937 ha) of Alacranes Reef National Park, Yucatan. As part of the park's Subzona de Uso Restringido, recreational diving for sport fishing and sport-recreational fishing are prohibited under the CONANP management program.
- Parque Nacional Islas Marietasmarine_park
Marine national park off Bahia de Banderas, Nayarit (Isla Larga and Isla Redonda). Commercial and sport-recreational fishing in any form are strictly prohibited in the park's core zones, and Regla 52 bans spearfishing ('pesca [...] submarina') throughout the restricted-use and public-use subzones around both islands; sport fishing remains allowed only in the outer sustainable-use subzone.
Waters surrounding Isla Guadalupe, Baja California (452,110 ha subzone). The 2023 modified management program lists 'Pesca con arpon', 'Pesca deportivo-recreativa' and recreational diving in all its forms as non-permitted activities; only the licensed abalone/lobster cooperative may fish there.
- Subzona de Proteccion Rasito-Rasa (Parque Nacional Zona Marina del Archipielago de San Lorenzo)no_take_marine_zone
Core protection subzone around Isla Rasa and El Rasito in the Gulf of California, Baja California. The management program (DOF 20/01/2015) lists 'Pesca en todas sus modalidades' among the non-permitted activities, so spearfishing is banned.
- Subzona de Uso Restringido Partido-Partida (Parque Nacional Zona Marina del Archipielago de San Lorenzo)no_take_marine_zone
Core restricted-use subzone (3,592 ha) covering the marine zone of the Partido-Partida island complex, north-west of the San Lorenzo archipelago national park. All fishing modalities, including spearfishing, are non-permitted activities under the CONANP management program.
- Subzona de Uso Restringido Animas-San Lorenzo (Parque Nacional Zona Marina del Archipielago de San Lorenzo)no_take_marine_zone
Core restricted-use subzone (2,886 ha) between Las Animas and Isla San Lorenzo in the Gulf of California. The management program published in the DOF on 20 January 2015 lists fishing in all its modalities as a non-permitted activity here.
Условия на воде
Живые условия
Живой снимок морской и погодной обстановки рядом с прибрежной опорной точкой в стране Mexico, от Open-Meteo. Условия меняются вдоль побережья — воспринимайте как ориентировочные.
Живая морская и погодная обстановка рядом с Cabo Pulmo National Park.
К кому обращаться
Органы власти
Официальные органы, отвечающие за рыболовство и лицензирование.
Comision Nacional de Acuacultura y Pesca (CONAPESCA)
fisheries authority
gob.mxOnline permit portal: https://e5cinco.conapesca.gob.mx/Secretaria de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural (SADER)
agriculture and rural development ministry (parent of CONAPESCA)
Comision Nacional de Areas Naturales Protegidas (CONANP)
protected natural areas authority
Откуда это взято
Источники
Каждое утверждение на этой странице восходит к одному из этих источников.
- [01]
NOM-017-PESC-1994 (full text) - FONMAR
Официальныйfonmar.gob.mxДоступ получен июнь 14 - [02]
CONAPESCA-01-016 Permiso para Pesca Deportivo-Recreativa - gob.mx
Официальныйgob.mxДоступ получен июнь 14 - [03]
CONAPESCA - Permiso de Pesca Deportiva
Официальныйconapesca.gob.mxДоступ получен июнь 14 - [04]
Ley General de Pesca y Acuacultura Sustentables (LGPAS) - Camara de Diputados
Официальныйdiputados.gob.mxДоступ получен июнь 14 - [05]
Mexican Fishing Laws - SpearfishingCaribe
Вторичныйspearfishingcaribe.comДоступ получен июнь 14 - [06]
Cabo Pulmo National Park - Wikipedia
Вторичныйen.wikipedia.orgДоступ получен июнь 14
Заметки исследователя
Confidence is high for the federal regulatory framework: NOM-017-PESC-1994 verbatim clauses were retrieved from the official FONMAR reproduction and permit costs/catch limits from the official gob.mx CONAPESCA document. The DOF source page (codigo=5323155) and the live CONAPESCA portal could not be fetched directly (TLS/timeout), so those URLs are cited but verbatim text was taken from the FONMAR and gob.mx mirrors. Note an internal nuance in NOM-017: general sport fishing allows 10 fish/day (clause 4.7), but underwater/spear fishing is specifically capped at 5 fish/day (clause 4.9). Permit fees are indicative and adjusted annually (figures shown reflect the CONAPESCA-01-016 schedule retrieved). Closed-season (veda) dates for grouper/lobster/octopus come from a secondary source and should be re-verified against the current Carta Nacional Pesquera and DOF veda decrees, as they change. Revillagigedo coordinates are approximate (centroid near Socorro Island). Spearfishing is prohibited inside no-take ANPs (Cabo Pulmo, Revillagigedo) and other protected areas managed by CONANP.
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