SpearfishingMap

United Republic of Tanzania

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Tanzania is a union of two legal jurisdictions with separate fisheries laws: Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar (Unguja and Pemba). On the Mainland, the Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations, 2009 (made under the Fisheries Act, Cap. 279) prohibit possessing, storing, selling or using harpoon guns and spear guns to fish (reg. 66(1)(c)), and prohibit using SCUBA / self-contained underwater breathing apparatus to capture fish or marine resources (reg. 66(1)(q)), although SCUBA may be used for 'sport fishing', live aquarium-fish capture, training and research (reg. 66(2)). Dive-industry sources report that sport (non-commercial) spearfishing is permitted in Zanzibar under the Zanzibar Fisheries Act, 2010, which bans spear/harpoon guns for commercial gain but allows licensed recreational sport spearfishing through a registered, government-authorised service provider with a specific sport spearfishing licence from the Department of Fisheries Development. All marine protected areas (marine parks and marine reserves) of both the Mainland and Zanzibar are closed to spearfishing. Because the Mainland regulation flatly bans possession/use of spear and harpoon guns 'except where authorised by Regulations made under the Act', anyone intending to spearfish should treat it as illegal unless they hold a specific written authorisation/licence.

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Düzenleyici çerçeve

  • §Fisheries Act, Cap. 279 (Mainland Tanzania)
  • §Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations, 2009 (G.N. under Cap. 279, Mainland)
  • §Marine Parks and Reserves Act, No. 29 of 1994 (Mainland)
  • §Marine Parks and Reserves (Prohibited and Regulated Activities) Regulations, 2006 (G.N. No. 128 of 2006)
  • §Zanzibar Fisheries Act, 2010 (Zanzibar)
Ruhsat gerekli
Gerekli
Zıpkın tüfeği
Yasak
Scuba
Yasak
Yabancılar
Serbest

Yasa, kelimesi kelimesine

Yasal metinler

Burada zıpkınla balık avını düzenleyen tam yasal ve düzenleyici hükümler, yayımlandığı şekliyle alıntılanmış olarak, her resmi kaynağa bir bağlantıyla birlikte.

01Regulation 66(1)(c)Mainland Tanzania · national

Prohibited fishing gears and methods - harpoon and spear guns

Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations, 2009 (made under the Fisheries Act, Cap. 279)

ENOrijinal

66.- (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in these regulations a person shall not- ... (c) posses, store, sell, use or cause another person to use harpoon guns, spear guns to fish;

02Regulation 66(1)(q)Mainland Tanzania · national

Prohibition on use of SCUBA to capture fish or marine resources

Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations, 2009 (made under the Fisheries Act, Cap. 279)

ENOrijinal

66.- (1) ... a person shall not- ... (q) use self-contained underwater breathing apparatus or Scuba or compressed air breathing equipment of any kind to capture fish, marine invertebrates, aquatic flora or living marine resources.

03Regulation 66(2)Mainland Tanzania · national

Permitted uses of SCUBA - sport fishing, aquarium, training, research

Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations, 2009 (made under the Fisheries Act, Cap. 279)

ENOrijinal

(2) Self-contained underwater breathing apparatus or Scuba or compressed air breathing equipment may be used for sport fishing, capturing of live aquarium fin fish, training and research purpose only.

04Regulation 66(4)Mainland Tanzania · national

Penalty for prohibited gears and methods

Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations, 2009 (made under the Fisheries Act, Cap. 279)

ENOrijinal

(4) A person who contravenes this regulation commits an offence and on conviction shall be liable to a fine of not less than two million shillings or to imprisonment for a term of three years or to both.

05Regulation 67(1)-(2)Mainland Tanzania · national

Protection of rare and endangered species

Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations, 2009 (made under the Fisheries Act, Cap. 279)

ENOrijinal

67.- (1) A person shall not fish, possess, process, offer for sale, market or export marine and fresh water species, any part or any product of the species recognised as being globally or regionally endangered as listed in the Third Schedule. (2) A person shall not fish, possess, process, offer for sale or market marine turtles, dugong, whale sharks, dolphins or any marine species recognized globally or regionally as endangered species listed in the Third Schedule.

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Sezonlar ve zaman kısıtlamaları

Yıl boyunca kapalı, açık ve kısıtlı dönemler. Türe özgü kapanışları her zaman yerel olarak teyit edin.

Kayıtlı sezonsal kapanış yok — dalmadan önce yerel olarak doğrulayın.

Avlanma izni

Ruhsat

Suya girmenize izin verilmesi için neye ihtiyacınız olduğu, maliyeti ve nasıl alınacağı.

Ruhsat gerekliDepartment of Fisheries Development, Zanzibar / Director of Fisheries (Mainland) aracılığıyla

In Zanzibar, obtain a specific sport spearfishing licence from the Department of Fisheries Development (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Zanzibar); foreigners must operate through a registered, government-authorised service provider. On the Mainland, contact the local Fisheries Office / Director of Fisheries regarding any authorisation.

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Ruhsat gerekli
Tür
Specific sport spearfishing licence (Zanzibar); on the Mainland, possession/use of spear and harpoon guns is prohibited except where authorised by Regulations made under the Fisheries Act.
Maliyet
unknown
Geçerlilik
unknown
Nasıl alınır
In Zanzibar, obtain a specific sport spearfishing licence from the Department of Fisheries Development (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Zanzibar); foreigners must operate through a registered, government-authorised service provider. On the Mainland, contact the local Fisheries Office / Director of Fisheries regarding any authorisation.
Yetkili makam
Department of Fisheries Development, Zanzibar / Director of Fisheries (Mainland)
Resmi ruhsatlandırma portalı · extremebluewaterspearfishing.com

Ekipman ve teknik

Ekipman kuralları

Hangi ekipmana izin verildiği, nasıl kullanılabileceği ve bağlı koşullar.

Zıpkın tüfeğiYasak
ScubaYasak

Kısıtlamalar

  • Mainland (reg. 66(1)(c)): possessing, storing, selling or using harpoon guns and spear guns to fish is prohibited.
  • Mainland (reg. 66(1)(q)): using SCUBA / self-contained underwater breathing apparatus or any compressed-air breathing equipment to capture fish, marine invertebrates, aquatic flora or living marine resources is prohibited.
  • Mainland (reg. 66(2)): SCUBA may be used for sport fishing, live aquarium fin-fish capture, training and research only.
  • Zanzibar Fisheries Act, 2010: spear/harpoon guns banned for commercial gain; recreational sport spearfishing allowed under a specific licence (per dive-industry sources).
  • All marine protected areas (marine parks and marine reserves) prohibit spearfishing.

The Mainland prohibition on spear/harpoon guns is general and not contingent on commercial purpose; the carve-out is 'except where authorised by Regulations made under the Act'. Combining a speargun with SCUBA would compound the violation. Treat speargun spearfishing as illegal on the Mainland absent specific authorisation.

Neyi alabilirsiniz

Av limitleri ve korunan türler

Günlük kotalar, asgari boyutlar ve asla alınmaması gereken türler.

Günlük limit

unknown

Korunan türler — alınmamalı

  • KorunanMarine turtles (green, loggerhead, leatherback, olive ridley)
  • KorunanDugong
  • KorunanWhale sharks
  • KorunanDolphins and whales (incl. sperm whale, humpback whale)
  • KorunanCoelacanth (Latimeria spp.)
  • KorunanCorals (blue corals, organ-pipe corals, black corals)

Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations, 2009 reg. 67 and the Third Schedule prohibit fishing, possessing, processing or selling species recognised as globally or regionally endangered, expressly naming marine turtles, dugong, whale sharks and dolphins; accidental captures of such species must be returned to the sea immediately and logged/reported to a fisheries office.

Kimler avlanabilir

Ziyaretçiler ve ikamet edenler

Kuralların yabancı ziyaretçiler ve yerel ikamet edenler için nasıl farklılaştığı.

Yabancı ziyaretçiler

İzin veriliyor

Özel ruhsat gerekli

Gereksinimler

  • Operate through a registered, Zanzibar-government-authorised service provider (per dive-industry sources).
  • Hold a specific sport spearfishing licence issued by the Zanzibar Department of Fisheries Development.

Kısıtlamalar

  • Sport / non-commercial only; catch may not be sold.
  • All marine protected areas of Zanzibar and Mainland Tanzania are off-limits.
  • On the Mainland, the general spear/harpoon-gun prohibition applies to everyone.

Foreigner pathway is described by a dive operator interpreting the Zanzibar regime; not independently confirmed against the verbatim text of the Zanzibar Fisheries Act, 2010. Verify directly with the Zanzibar fisheries authority before diving.

İkamet edenler

unknown

No resident-specific spearfishing licence regime was found in the consulted sources. The Mainland spear/harpoon-gun prohibition (reg. 66) applies to all persons regardless of residency.

Kıyıda nerede

İzin verilen ve yasak bölgeler

Zıpkınla balık avına açık veya kapalı adlandırılmış alanlar. Tüm tabloyu etkileşimli haritada görün.

İzin verilen alanlar

  • Tanzania territorial sea (outside MPAs), with sport licence

    Dive-industry sources (Extreme Blue Water Spear Fishing) report that licensed sport spearfishing is permitted within Zanzibar's internal waters and Tanzania's territorial sea up to 12 nautical miles, at locations including the west coasts of Pemba and Unguja, Latham Island, east coasts of Mafia, Okuza, Nyuni and Fanjove islands, and the east coast of mainland Tanzania - excluding all marine protected areas. This reflects an operator's interpretation of the Zanzibar game-fishing/sport-spearfishing regime, not a verbatim statutory zone.

    Sport (non-commercial) only; no sale of catch; foreigners must go through a registered Zanzibar-authorised service provider holding a specific sport spearfishing licence; all marine protected areas excluded.

    extremebluewaterspearfishing.com

Yasak alanlar

Haritada gör

Sudaki koşullar

Canlı koşullar

Open-Meteo'dan, United Republic of Tanzania ülkesindeki bir kıyı referans noktasının yakınındaki canlı deniz ve hava durumu görüntüsü. Koşullar kıyı boyunca değişir — gösterge niteliğinde değerlendirin.

Mafia Island Marine Park yakınında canlı deniz ve hava durumu.

Koşullar

Kime sormalı

Yetkili makamlar

Balıkçılık ve ruhsatlandırmadan sorumlu resmi kurumlar.

  • Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries (Mainland) - Fisheries Division / Director of Fisheries

    fisheries authority

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  • Marine Parks and Reserves Unit (MPRU)

    marine protected area authority

    marineparks.go.tzunknown

  • Department of Fisheries Development, Zanzibar (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries)

    fisheries authority

    unknown

Bunlar nereden geliyor

Kaynaklar

Bu sayfadaki her iddia bu referanslardan birine dayanır.

  1. [01]

    The Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations, 2009 (made under the Fisheries Act, Cap. 279) - official PDF, trade.tanzania.go.tz

    Resmi
    trade.tanzania.go.tzErişim tarihi Haz 15
  2. [02]

    Marine Parks and Reserves (Prohibited and Regulated Activities) Regulations, 2006 (G.N. No. 128 of 2006) - TanzLII

    Resmi
    tanzlii.orgErişim tarihi Haz 15
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    Fisheries Act / Marine Reserves Regulations - Laws of Tanzania (tanzanialaws.com)

    İkincil
    tanzanialaws.comErişim tarihi Haz 15
  4. [04]

    Spearfishing Legality: East Africa (Tanzania & Zanzibar) - Extreme Blue Water Spear Fishing

    community
    extremebluewaterspearfishing.comErişim tarihi Haz 15
  5. [05]

    Mafia Island Marine Park - Wikipedia

    İkincil
    en.wikipedia.orgErişim tarihi Haz 15
  6. [06]

    Mnazi Bay-Ruvuma Estuary Marine Park - Wikipedia

    İkincil
    en.wikipedia.orgErişim tarihi Haz 15
  7. [07]

    Tanga Coelacanth Marine Park - Wikipedia

    İkincil
    en.wikipedia.orgErişim tarihi Haz 15

Araştırmacı notları

Tanzania is a union state with TWO separate fisheries jurisdictions: Mainland Tanzania (Fisheries Act Cap. 279 + Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations, 2009) and Zanzibar (Zanzibar Fisheries Act, 2010). VERBATIM Mainland law texts (reg. 66 and 67) were extracted from the official Government of Tanzania PDF of the 2009 regulations and confirm a general ban on spear/harpoon guns and on SCUBA capture of marine resources. The Zanzibar sport-spearfishing licensing pathway and the list of permitted/prohibited spearfishing locations come from a dive-operator source (community reliability) and could NOT be confirmed against the verbatim Zanzibar Fisheries Act, 2010 text (not retrievable in this session). The TanzLII page for G.N. No. 128 of 2006 returned HTTP 403 and the verbatim Marine Parks regulations text could not be captured directly. Marine-park coordinates are approximate park centroids from Wikipedia, suitable for map placement but not exact boundary geometry. No closed/open seasons specific to spearfishing were found. Recommended next steps: obtain the verbatim Zanzibar Fisheries Act, 2010 and the G.N. No. 128/2006 text, and confirm current Zanzibar sport-spearfishing licence fees and procedure with the Zanzibar Department of Fisheries Development before relying on the foreigner pathway. data_confidence=medium: strong, verbatim Mainland statutory basis but secondary/community sourcing for the Zanzibar permissive regime.

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