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Recreational spearfishing (pesca submarina / subacuatica) is legal in Venezuela but tightly regulated. It is governed at national level by the Decreto N. 5.930 con Rango, Valor y Fuerza de Ley de Pesca y Acuicultura (2008), which classifies spearfishing as a form of 'pesca deportiva y recreativa' (Pesca de Persecucion de los organismos con arpones) requiring an authorization/permit from INSOPESCA, and specifically by Resolucion DM/No. 012-17 (Gaceta Oficial No. 41.132, 17 April 2017) - 'Normas para Regular la Actividad de la Pesca Subacuatica' - under which recreational subaquatic fishing must be carried out by apnea (free-diving): the use of autonomous (scuba) or surface-supply breathing equipment is expressly prohibited (Art. 31.7), a defined list of protected species (all sea turtles, sharks, rays, guasa, parrotfishes, etc.) may not be taken (Arts. 14-15), and minimum sizes/weights apply to permitted species (Arts. 12-13). Because the speargun (arpon) is legally classed as a weapon, spearfishers must also hold a 'porte de arpon' issued by DAEX (military arms control directorate); in practice the permit is channelled through membership of the Federacion Venezolana de Actividades Subacuaticas (FVAS). Spearfishing is prohibited inside national parks and protected marine areas (e.g. Los Roques, Morrocoy, Mochima) and during closed seasons (e.g. the national lobster veda).
Последње ажурирање јун 16, 2026
Управни оквир
- §Decreto N. 5.930 con Rango, Valor y Fuerza de Ley de Pesca y Acuicultura, Gaceta Oficial N. 5.877 Extraordinario, 14 March 2008
- §Resolucion DM/No. 012-17 - Normas para Regular la Actividad de la Pesca Subacuatica en la Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela, Gaceta Oficial No. 41.132, 17 April 2017
- §Reglamento de la Ley para el Desarme y Control de Armas y Municiones (speargun classed as permitted sporting weapon; porte de arpon issued by DAEX)
- §Resolucion DM N. 115, 21 October 2013, Gaceta Oficial N. 40.279 (national lobster closed season)
- Лиценца потребна
- Потребна
- Подводна пушка
- Дозвољено
- Скуба
- Забрањено
- Странци
- Добродошли
Закон, дословно
Правни текстови
Тачне законске и регулаторне одредбе које уређују риболов подводном пушком овде, цитиране оригинално, са везом ка сваком званичном извору.
Definition of recreational/sport fishing including spearfishing (pesca de persecucion con arpones)
Decreto N. 5.930 con Rango, Valor y Fuerza de Ley de Pesca y Acuicultura
6. Pesca deportiva y recreativa: Es la que se realiza con fines de turismo, recreacion, esparcimiento y competitivos. Las capturas provenientes de esta pesca no tienen como objeto su comercializacion, aun cuando puedan generar otros beneficios, al ofrecer el interesado o interesada los servicios para realizar este tipo de pesca. Hay dos modalidades fundamentales, dependiendo de la estrategia utilizada, la Pesca de Atraccion de los organismos mediante senuelos, carnadas y otros dispositivos y, la Pesca de Persecucion de los organismos con arpones en su habitat especifico.
Recreational and sport fishing permitted to nationals and foreigners with prior authorization
Decreto N. 5.930 con Rango, Valor y Fuerza de Ley de Pesca y Acuicultura
Las personas juridicas deberan estar legalmente constituidas y domiciliadas en el pais y, las personas naturales extranjeras deberan estar domiciliadas en el pais. Los buques empleados en el aprovechamiento de los recursos hidrobiologicos deberan estar inscritos en el Registro Naval Venezolano, sin perjuicio de lo establecido en los convenios pesqueros suscritos y ratificados por la Republica. Se permitira ejercer actividades de pesca deportiva y recreativa a las personas naturales venezolanas o extranjeras domiciliadas o no en el pais, previa autorizacion de las autoridades competentes.
Sport and recreational fishing permit (Permiso de Pesca Deportiva y Recreativa)
Decreto N. 5.930 con Rango, Valor y Fuerza de Ley de Pesca y Acuicultura
b) Pesca Deportiva y Recreativa: Destinada a la captura de determinadas especies en areas permitidas, siempre y cuando no causen interferencia con otras pesquerias, de conformidad con los reglamentos y normas tecnicas de ordenamiento del presente Decreto con Rango, Valor y Fuerza de Ley, y tendran una vigencia hasta por un (1) ano con caracter renovable.
Ordering norms: minimum sizes/weights and closed periods/zones (veda)
Decreto N. 5.930 con Rango, Valor y Fuerza de Ley de Pesca y Acuicultura
El Ministerio con competencia en materia de pesca y acuicultura, en coordinacion con los organos y entes competentes en esta materia, adoptara normas tecnicas de ordenamiento de los recursos hidrobiologicos, entre otras, relativas ha: 1. Tallas o pesos minimos de captura. 2. Periodos y zonas de veda para proteger a los organismos acuaticos, la diversidad biologica y la estructura de los ecosistemas. 3. Nivel de esfuerzo optimo de pesca. 4. Limitaciones en las caracteristicas de las artes, equipos y practicas de pesca. 5. Las caracteristicas de los buques de pesca. 6. Establecer capturas totales permisibles, cuotas globales o individuales, turnos de pesca y declarar pesquerias cerradas. 7. Otras medidas para la proteccion de los caladeros.
General fishing prohibitions: explosives, poisons and harmful substances
Decreto N. 5.930 con Rango, Valor y Fuerza de Ley de Pesca y Acuicultura
Queda expresamente prohibido: 1. La tenencia en los buques pesqueros y la realizacion de actividades de pesca con dinamita, polvora o cualquier otro explosivo, carburo, azufre, cal, acido o barbasco, asi como cualquier otro elemento quimico o natural que pudieran causar danos a los recursos hidrobiologicos. Excepcionalmente, podra utilizarse el barbasco para la pesca cientifica o la pesca indigena de subsistencia.
Spearfishing prohibitions including ban on autonomous diving (scuba) and surface-supply equipment
Resolucion DM/No. 012-17 - Normas para Regular la Actividad de la Pesca Subacuatica en la Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela, Gaceta Oficial No. 41.132 (17 April 2017)
Queda expresamente prohibido: 1. La realizacion de actividades de pesca subacuatica con dinamita, polvora, electricidad, puntas explosivas o cualquier otro material explosivo. 2. La realizacion de actividades de pesca subacuatica con sustancias o implementos venenosos, adormecedores, saporiferos, barbasco o cualquier otro elemento quimico o natural que pudieran causar danos a los recursos hidrobiologicos; excepcionalmente, podra utilizarse el barbasco para la pesca cientifica. 3. Mantener armado el fusil fuera del agua o en el buque. 4. El uso de artefactos hidrodeslizadores. 5. Remolcar al pescador o pescadora subacuatica con el buque. 6. El uso de fusiles lanza arpones que no requieren del esfuerzo fisico para armarlos. 7. La practica de la actividad de pesca subacuatica comercial artesanal, deportiva y recreativa con equipos de respiracion autonomos o equipos de respiracion con asistencia de conexion a superficie o compresores.
Species whose capture is expressly prohibited in marine subaquatic fishing
Resolucion DM/No. 012-17 - Normas para Regular la Actividad de la Pesca Subacuatica en la Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela, Gaceta Oficial No. 41.132 (17 April 2017)
En el ejercicio de la actividad de pesca subacuatica queda expresamente prohibida la captura de las siguientes especies: 1. Tortugas de cualquier especie; 2. Tiburones (Clase Chondrichthyes) de cualquier especie; 3. Rayas (Clase Chondrichthyes) de cualquier especie, incluyendo a los chuchos (Aetobatus narinari); 4. Guasas (Epinephelus itajara); 5. Cachamas (familia Pomacanthidae) de cualquier especie; 6. Cachuas (Familia Balistidae) de cualquier especie; 7. Candiles (Familia Holocentridae) de cualquier especie; 8. Toritos y chapines (Familia Ostraciidae) de cualquier especie; 9. Mero jabon (Familia Grammistidae); 10. Lijas (Familia Monacanthidae) de cualquier especie; 11. Paguaras (Chaetodipterus faber); 12. Guacamayas (Scarus coelestinus); 13. Loro cotorra (Scarus vetula); 14. Loro azul (Sparisoma chrysopterum); 15. Loro colorado (Sparisoma viride); 16. Loro pardo (Sparisoma rubripinne).
Mandatory safety equipment for the spearfishing operation
Resolucion DM/No. 012-17 - Normas para Regular la Actividad de la Pesca Subacuatica en la Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela, Gaceta Oficial No. 41.132 (17 April 2017)
Para el desarrollo de la faena de pesca subacuatica es obligatorio el uso de una boya de senalizacion de color rojo, anaranjado, amarillo u otro color llamativo, con un volumen minimo de cinco litros (5 lts), un silbato y un cuchillo para pesca con punta y hoja de doble filo, a ser empleados para la seguridad del pescador.
Speargun (arpon) classification as a permitted sporting weapon and DAEX porte de arpon for FVAS-registered spearfishers (FVAS account, paraphrase)
Reglamento de la Ley para el Desarme y Control de Armas y Municiones (Articulo 18) / DAEX authorization to FVAS
Paraphrase from the Federacion Venezolana de Actividades Subacuaticas (FVAS), not the statutory text of Articulo 18: according to FVAS, the speargun (arpon) is classified as an 'Arma Permitida con Fines Deportivos' and registered FVAS spearfishers holding a porte de arpon issued by DAEX are exempt from the firearm/blade prohibitions (DAEX communication referenced to Gaceta Oficial No. 41.705). The verbatim wording of Articulo 18 of the Reglamento de la Ley para el Desarme y Control de Armas y Municiones was not retrievable from an official source.
Када можеш да рониш
Сезоне и временска ограничења
Затворена, отворена и ограничена раздобља током године. Увек потврди затварања по врстама локално.
- ЗатвореноSpiny lobster (Panulirus argus), Panulirus guttatus, Panulirus laevicauda - langostaФеб 1 – Сеп 30
National closed season (veda nacional) for the capture of lobster across the entire national territory, established by Resolucion DM N. 115 of 21 October 2013 (Gaceta Oficial N. 40.279). Reaffirmed annually by INSOPESCA; the 2026 veda entered into force on 1 February 2026.
Дозвола за риболов
Лиценца
Шта је потребно да би те пустили у воду, колико кошта и како се добија.
Apply at an INSOPESCA office with the form from the INSOPESCA website, RIPAC/Registro de Pesca enrollment, ID copy (100% enlarged), FVAS membership card copy (both sides, 100% enlarged), proof of payment of 2 tax units, and invoice or sworn declaration of speargun ownership. Visit the regional sub-office for speargun inspection and document signing, obtain the Porte de Arpon Deportivo from DAEX, then return to the sub-office to collect the definitive permit.
Добиј лиценцуОтвара званични портал · fvas.com.ve
- Врста
- Permiso Deportivo de Pesca Subacuatica (INSOPESCA) plus Porte de Arpon Deportivo (DAEX)
- Цена
- Pago de dos (2) unidades tributarias to the INSOPESCA account (exact monetary amount varies with the tax unit value)
- Важење
- Provisional INSOPESCA permit valid 3 months, within which the definitive DAEX 'porte de arpon' must be obtained; general fishing permits under the Ley de Pesca are valid up to 1 year, renewable.
- Начин добијања
- Apply at an INSOPESCA office with the form from the INSOPESCA website, RIPAC/Registro de Pesca enrollment, ID copy (100% enlarged), FVAS membership card copy (both sides, 100% enlarged), proof of payment of 2 tax units, and invoice or sworn declaration of speargun ownership. Visit the regional sub-office for speargun inspection and document signing, obtain the Porte de Arpon Deportivo from DAEX, then return to the sub-office to collect the definitive permit.
- Власт
- Instituto Socialista de la Pesca y Acuicultura (INSOPESCA), in coordination with DAEX (Direccion General de Armas y Explosivos) and FVAS
Опрема и техника
Правила опреме
Која опрема је дозвољена, на који начин може да се користи и услови уз то.
Ограничења
- Spearfishing must be done by apnea only; recreational subaquatic fishing with autonomous breathing equipment (scuba) or surface-supply/compressor equipment is expressly prohibited (Resolucion DM/No. 012-17, Art. 31.7).
- A signalling buoy (min. 5 litres, bright colour), a whistle and a double-edged pointed knife are mandatory safety equipment for the operation (Resolucion DM/No. 012-17, Art. 8).
- Spearfishing is only allowed between 05:00 and 19:00 (Resolucion DM/No. 012-17, Art. 22); fishing within 100 m of line anglers, bathing areas or other water sports/artisanal fishing is prohibited (Art. 31).
- Spearguns must not be kept armed out of the water or on the vessel, and self-arming (non-physical-effort) spearguns are prohibited (Resolucion DM/No. 012-17, Art. 31.3 and 31.6).
- The speargun (arpon) is legally a weapon and requires a 'porte de arpon' issued by DAEX; possession without it can lead to confiscation.
- Use of explosives, gunpowder, electricity, explosive tips, barbasco or other chemical/toxic substances for fishing is prohibited (Resolucion DM/No. 012-17, Art. 31; Ley de Pesca y Acuicultura, Art. 39).
- Capture of a list of protected species (all sea turtles, sharks, rays, guasa grouper, parrotfishes, etc.) is expressly prohibited (Resolucion DM/No. 012-17, Art. 14 marine / Art. 15 continental).
Spearfishing is the 'Pesca de Persecucion de los organismos con arpones en su habitat especifico' (Ley de Pesca, Art. 18.6) and, under Resolucion DM/No. 012-17, is conducted by apneistas (free-divers). Apnea-only operation and the safety/equipment and protected-species rules above are core requirements set verbatim in that resolution.
Шта смеш да ловиш
Ограничења улова и заштићене врсте
Дневне квоте, минималне величине и врсте које никада не смеш узети.
Дневни лимит
unknown
Заштићене врсте — не узимати
- ЗаштићеноSea turtles of any species (tortugas de cualquier especie) - Resolucion DM/No. 012-17, Art. 14.1 / Art. 15.1
- ЗаштићеноSharks of any species (tiburones, Clase Chondrichthyes) - Art. 14.2
- ЗаштићеноRays of any species (rayas, Clase Chondrichthyes), including eagle rays/chuchos (Aetobatus narinari) - Art. 14.3
- ЗаштићеноGoliath grouper / guasa (Epinephelus itajara) - Art. 14.4
- ЗаштићеноAngelfishes / cachamas (familia Pomacanthidae) - Art. 14.5
- ЗаштићеноTriggerfishes / cachuas (Familia Balistidae) - Art. 14.6
- ЗаштићеноSquirrelfishes / candiles (Familia Holocentridae) - Art. 14.7
- ЗаштићеноBoxfishes / toritos y chapines (Familia Ostraciidae) - Art. 14.8
- ЗаштићеноSoapfishes / mero jabon (Familia Grammistidae) - Art. 14.9
- ЗаштићеноFilefishes / lijas (Familia Monacanthidae) - Art. 14.10
- ЗаштићеноAtlantic spadefish / paguara (Chaetodipterus faber) - Art. 14.11
- ЗаштићеноParrotfishes (Scarus coelestinus, Scarus vetula, Sparisoma chrysopterum, Sparisoma viride, Sparisoma rubripinne) - Art. 14.12-16
- ЗаштићеноContinental species: pavon (Familia Cichlidae), cachama (Colossoma macropomum), curito (Hoplosternum littorale), freshwater rays (Familia Potamotrygonidae) - Art. 15
- ЗаштићеноQueen conch / botuto (Strombus gigas) - permanent veda, capture only for research (Art. 18)
- ЗаштићеноLobster (Panulirus argus, P. guttatus, P. laevicauda) - requires special commercial permit (Art. 16) and is under the national closed season (1 Feb - 30 Sep)
Resolucion DM/No. 012-17 (Gaceta Oficial No. 41.132) expressly prohibits the capture of the marine species listed in Art. 14 and the continental species listed in Art. 15 (quoted verbatim in law_texts). The resolution also fixes minimum capture sizes/weights per permitted species in tables within Arts. 12-13; those tables were not cleanly extractable from the scanned official PDF, so specific per-species minimum sizes and daily bag limits remain marked unknown. (The earlier blanket 'endangered / ornamental / coral species' wording came from a FVAS summary and has been replaced by the actual statutory species lists.)
Ко може да риболови
Посетиоци и резиденти
Начин на који се правила разликују за стране посетиоце и локалне резиденте.
Страни посетиоци
ДозвољеноПотребна посебна лиценца
Услови
- Prior authorization from the competent authorities (Ley de Pesca y Acuicultura, Art. 10).
- Sport/recreational fishing is expressly permitted to foreign natural persons whether or not domiciled in the country (Art. 10).
- A spearfishing permit and porte de arpon (via INSOPESCA/DAEX) are required as for nationals; in practice this is channelled through FVAS membership.
Ограничења
- Spearfishing prohibited inside national parks and protected marine areas.
- Apnea-only; no scuba.
Art. 10 of the Ley de Pesca y Acuicultura explicitly allows nationals and foreigners (domiciled or not) to conduct sport and recreational fishing with prior authorization. Practical procedures for non-residents to obtain the DAEX porte de arpon are not clearly documented in the sources reviewed.
Резиденти
Permiso Deportivo de Pesca Subacuatica (INSOPESCA) + Porte de Arpon (DAEX), generally via FVAS membership
Услови
- RIPAC / Registro Integral de Pesca enrollment with INSOPESCA
- Venezuelan ID and RIF
- FVAS membership
- Payment of fee (2 tax units) and speargun ownership proof
- Porte de arpon issued by DAEX
Residents follow the standard INSOPESCA/DAEX/FVAS process described under license.
Где на обали
Дозвољене и забрањене зоне
Именована подручја отворена или затворена за риболов подводном пушком. Погледај пуну слику на интерактивној карти.
Забрањена подручја
- Parque Nacional Archipielago Los Roquesnational park / marine protected area
National park covering over 1,500 km2 in the Caribbean, approx. 160 km north of La Guaira. Declared a national park on 8 August 1972 (225,153 ha). Fishing is regulated/restricted and spearfishing is not permitted within the protected park; the area is managed by INPARQUES.
- Parque Nacional Morrocoynational park / marine protected area
Coastal national park of 32,090 ha in Falcon State, decreed on 26 May 1974, with mangroves, cays and coral reefs. As a national protected area, spearfishing and extractive fishing are restricted/prohibited; managed by INPARQUES.
- Parque Nacional Mochimanational park / marine protected area
Coastal-marine national park between Anzoategui and Sucre States. A protected area where extractive activities including spearfishing are restricted; managed by INPARQUES.
- Reservas acuicolas, refugios de fauna y zonas de vedaprotected area / closed zone
The Ley de Pesca y Acuicultura prohibits fishing in areas declared as aquaculture reserves, wildlife refuges, protected areas under special regime, and closed (veda) zones (e.g. Refugio de Fauna Silvestre Cuare and other areas under regimen de administracion especial).
- Parque Nacional Laguna de Tacariguanational park / coastal-marine protected area
Coastal national park in eastern Miranda State on the Caribbean coast, established 1974 (391 km2). A permanent coastal lagoon (~7,800 ha) of mangroves separated from the sea by a 28.8 km sandbar; a Ramsar/IBA-class protected ecosystem. As an INPARQUES national park, extractive fishing including spearfishing is restricted/prohibited under the special-regime protected-area rules.
- Parque Nacional Laguna de La Restinganational park / coastal-marine protected area
Coastal national park on Isla Margarita (Nueva Esparta), created 1974; a salt-water lagoon, mangroves and a sandbar separating it from the sea. A Ramsar site and Important Bird Area. As an INPARQUES national park, extractive/spearfishing activity is restricted/prohibited under protected-area rules.
- Refugio de Fauna Silvestre de Cuarewildlife refuge / Ramsar protected area
Wildlife refuge on the eastern coast of Falcon State (municipalities Monsenor Iturriza, Acosta and Silva), bordering Morrocoy National Park; Ramsar site no. 414, the first Ramsar site declared in Venezuela. Fishing is prohibited inside wildlife refuges and special-regime protected areas under the Ley de Pesca y Acuicultura, making spearfishing prohibited here.
Услови на води
Живи услови
Живи снимак поморских и временских услова близу приобалне референтне тачке у Venezuela, из Open-Meteo. Услови варирају дуж обале — третирај као оријентационе.
Живи поморски услови и временски услови близу Parque Nacional Archipielago Los Roques.
Кога питати
Власти
Званична тела одговорна за рибарство и лиценцирање.
Instituto Socialista de la Pesca y Acuicultura (INSOPESCA)
fisheries authority
insopesca.gob.veAdscribed to the Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Agricultura Productiva y TierrasDireccion General de Armas y Explosivos (DAEX)
arms control authority (issues porte de arpon for spearguns)
Federacion Venezolana de Actividades Subacuaticas (FVAS)
national underwater activities federation
Instituto Nacional de Parques (INPARQUES)
protected areas / national parks authority
Одакле потиче
Извори
Свака тврдња на овој страни прати се до неког од ових извора.
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Decreto N. 5.930 con Rango, Valor y Fuerza de Ley de Pesca y Acuicultura (full text, FAOLEX)
Службеноfaolex.fao.orgПриступљено Јун 15 - [02]
Resolucion DM/No. 012-17 - Normas para Regular la Actividad de la Pesca Subacuatica, Gaceta Oficial No. 41.132 (17 April 2017) - full official text (FAOLEX)
Службеноfaolex.fao.orgПриступљено Јун 16 - [03]
FVAS - Regulacion Vigente de Pesca Subacuatica en Venezuela (FVAS summary of Resolucion DM/No. 012-17)
Секундарноfvas.com.veПриступљено Јун 15 - [04]
FVAS - DAEX autoriza a los pescadores submarinos federados FVAS a pescar con su porte de arpon vigente
Секундарноfvas.com.veПриступљено Јун 15 - [05]
FVAS - Permiso Deportivo de Pesca Subacuatica INSOPESCA (requirements and process)
Секундарноfvas.com.veПриступљено Јун 15 - [06]
INSOPESCA - Veda Nacional de la Langosta (national lobster closed season)
Службеноinsopesca.gob.veПриступљено Јун 15 - [07]
Red Iberoamericana de Reservas Marinas - Los Roques (coordinates and area)
Службеноmapa.gob.esПриступљено Јун 15 - [08]
Inparques - Parque Nacional Archipielago Los Roques
Службеноinparques.gob.veПриступљено Јун 15 - [09]
Wikipedia - Parque nacional Morrocoy (area, decree date)
Секундарноes.wikipedia.orgПриступљено Јун 15
Белешке истраживача
Spearfishing in Venezuela is legal but restricted: apnea-only (no scuba), with a DAEX porte de arpon and an INSOPESCA sport-fishing permit, generally arranged through FVAS membership. The core sport-specific instrument is Resolucion DM/No. 012-17 (Gaceta Oficial No. 41.132, 17 April 2017) - 'Normas para Regular la Actividad de la Pesca Subacuatica'; its full official article-by-article text was located on FAOLEX (ven174264.pdf) and the key provisions (apnea-only / no-scuba prohibition in Art. 31.7, prohibited species in Art. 14, mandatory safety equipment in Art. 8) are now quoted verbatim from that official Gaceta Oficial source, replacing the earlier FVAS blog summary of the 'three principles', which was a secondary paraphrase rather than official article text. The umbrella framework is the 2008 Ley de Pesca y Acuicultura (Decreto N. 5.930), whose relevant articles were captured verbatim from the FAOLEX official PDF. The one remaining secondary item is the speargun's weapons-law classification (Art. 18 of the Reglamento de la Ley para el Desarme y Control de Armas y Municiones): only the FVAS description of DAEX's authorization could be obtained, so it is retained as an explicitly-labelled paraphrase, not as a verbatim article. Resolucion DM/No. 012-17 sets concrete minimum sizes/weights per species in tables (Arts. 12-13) that were not cleanly extractable from the scanned PDF; per-species size limits and daily bag limits therefore remain marked unknown. Practical political/economic instability in Venezuela may affect real-world enforcement and permit availability; users should verify current requirements directly with INSOPESCA and FVAS before diving.
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Мејловаћемо ти кад год се сезоне или прописи у Venezuela ажурирају у нашем скупу података.