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Recreational spearfishing is legal in Nicaragua as a form of sport fishing (pesca deportiva). Law No. 489 on Fishing and Aquaculture (2004) expressly allows sport fishing to be conducted underwater (de manera subacuatica), but only under a permit issued by the State (MIFIC, administered through the fisheries authority, now INPESCA), and subject to authorized seasons, minimum sizes, gear rules, specific zones and catch limits, under a catch-and-release principle. Billfishes (picudos: marlin, sailfish) are reserved exclusively for sport fishing and may not be sold. Spearfishing is prohibited inside protected areas such as the Cayos Miskitos Marine Biological Reserve. Note a separate, important regime: commercial spiny-lobster (langosta) harvesting by autonomous diving has been targeted for prohibition under the Central American regional regulation OSPESCA OSP-02-09 (2009) for safety/conservation reasons, though enforcement has been repeatedly delayed in Nicaragua. A seasonal closure (veda) on Caribbean spiny lobster runs annually from 1 March to 30 June. Exact recreational spearfishing licence fees and detailed foreigner procedures were not retrievable from official sources and should be confirmed directly with INPESCA.
Останнє оновлення Червень 15, 2026
Правова база
- §Ley No. 489, Ley de Pesca y Acuicultura (2004)
- §Decreto No. 9-2005, Reglamento de la Ley No. 489 (2005)
- §Reglamento OSP-02-09 (OSPESCA) para el Ordenamiento Regional de la Pesqueria de la Langosta del Caribe (Panulirus argus) (2009)
- Потрібна ліцензія
- Потрібна
- Підводна рушниця
- Дозволено
- Іноземці
- Ласкаво просимо
Закон дослівно
Тексти законів
Точні законодавчі та нормативні положення, що регулюють підводне полювання тут, процитовані так, як опубліковані, із посиланням на кожне офіційне джерело.
Definition of sport fishing
Ley No. 489, Ley de Pesca y Acuicultura
Pesca Deportiva: La que se realiza con fines de recreacion, turismo, esparcimiento o competencia deportiva.
Promotion and conditions of sport fishing
Ley No. 489, Ley de Pesca y Acuicultura
El Estado promovera y fomentara la pesca deportiva con los sectores interesados, para fines turisticos, deportivos, de recreacion o pasatiempo, la cual debera realizarse en las temporadas establecidas por Adpesca y conforme a las tallas minimas, artes de pesca, zonas especificas, limites de captura y demas disposiciones que ameriten este tipo de actividades, bajo el principio de capturar y liberar.
Sport fishing may be conducted underwater; permit required
Ley No. 489, Ley de Pesca y Acuicultura
La pesca deportiva podra ser ejercida desde tierra, a bordo de embarcaciones o de manera subacuatica, por personas naturales o juridicas, nacionales o extranjeras por medio de un permiso otorgado por el MIFIC.
Billfishes reserved exclusively for sport fishing
Ley No. 489, Ley de Pesca y Acuicultura
Se reserva para el uso exclusivo de la pesca deportiva, todas las especies de picudos, quedando prohibida su pesca comercial.
Prohibition on shark finning
Ley No. 489, Ley de Pesca y Acuicultura
Se prohibe la captura de tiburones en aguas continentales y marinas, con el unico proposito de cortarle cualquiera de sus aletas.
Коли можна занурюватись
Сезони та часові обмеження
Закриті, відкриті та обмежені periodи протягом року. Завжди перевіряйте місцево закриття для конкретних видів.
- ЗакритоCaribbean spiny lobster (langosta espinosa, Panulirus argus) - Caribbean coastБер 1 – Черв 30
Annual closed season (veda) on Caribbean spiny lobster declared by INPESCA. During this period the capture, transfer, processing and commercialization of lobster are prohibited to protect its reproduction. Relevant to spearfishers because lobster is a common spearfishing/diving target on the Caribbean coast.
- ОбмеженоAll sport fishing (incl. underwater) - seasons set by the fisheries authority
Sport fishing, including underwater sport fishing, must be carried out only in the temporadas (seasons) established by the fisheries authority (Adpesca/INPESCA), per Arto. 83 of Law 489. Specific dated seasons depend on species and zone resolutions issued by INPESCA.
Дозвіл на риболовлю
Ліцензія
Що потрібно, щоб мати право перебувати у воді, скільки це коштує та як це отримати.
Apply for a sport fishing permit through MIFIC / the national fisheries authority (INPESCA). Per Arto. 84 of Law 489 the permit is required for sport fishing from shore, from vessels or underwater. Confirm current procedure and fees directly with INPESCA.
Отримати ліцензіюВідкриває офіційний портал · inpesca.gob.ni
- Тип
- Permiso de pesca deportiva (sport fishing permit), including underwater/subacuatica modality
- Вартість
- unknown
- Термін дії
- unknown
- Як отримати
- Apply for a sport fishing permit through MIFIC / the national fisheries authority (INPESCA). Per Arto. 84 of Law 489 the permit is required for sport fishing from shore, from vessels or underwater. Confirm current procedure and fees directly with INPESCA.
- Орган влади
- INPESCA (Instituto Nicaraguense de la Pesca y Acuicultura) / MIFIC
Спорядження та техніка
Правила щодо спорядження
Яке спорядження дозволено, як його можна використовувати та умови застосування.
Обмеження
- Recreational underwater (subacuatica) sport fishing is permitted under permit; spearfishing gear (arpon) is the customary method for this modality.
- Commercial spiny-lobster harvesting by autonomous diving (buceo) is subject to prohibition under OSPESCA regional regulation OSP-02-09 (2009) on safety/conservation grounds, with phase-out toward trap (nasa) methods; this targets commercial dive fishing rather than recreational sport spearfishing.
- Travelers report that spearguns can be confiscated by customs at Managua airport on entry; import of spearfishing equipment may be problematic.
Law 489 (Arto. 84) authorizes underwater sport fishing under permit but does not itemize speargun specifications in the provisions retrieved. Detailed gear specifications would be set by INPESCA resolutions and the Reglamento (Decreto 9-2005); these specific details were not retrieved verbatim.
Що можна виловлювати
Ліміти вилову та охоронювані види
Добові квоти, мінімальні розміри та види, які ніколи не можна брати.
Добовий ліміт
Set per species/zone by the fisheries authority; sport fishing operates under a catch-and-release principle (principio de capturar y liberar) per Arto. 83 of Law 489. Specific numeric daily limits not retrieved.
Охоронювані види — не брати
- ОхоронюванийBillfishes / picudos (marlin, sailfish) - reserved exclusively for sport fishing; commercial fishing prohibited (Arto. 85)
- ОхоронюванийSharks - finning prohibited (Arto. 75)
- ОхоронюванийCaribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) - subject to 1 March - 30 June closed season and regional management
Minimum sizes (tallas minimas), specific limits, gear and zones for sport fishing are established by the fisheries authority (Adpesca/INPESCA) under Arto. 83. Exact numeric size limits were not retrievable verbatim from official sources.
Хто може полювати
Гості та резиденти
Як правила відрізняються для іноземних гостей та місцевих жителів.
Іноземні гості
ДозволеноПотрібна спеціальна ліцензія
Вимоги
- Obtain a sport fishing permit from MIFIC/INPESCA - Arto. 84 explicitly allows nationals and foreigners (nacionales o extranjeras) to conduct sport fishing including underwater, by permit.
Обмеження
- Spearguns may be confiscated at customs (Managua airport) on entry per traveler reports.
- No spearfishing inside protected areas (e.g. Reserva Biologica Marina Cayos Miskitos).
Foreigners are expressly permitted to undertake sport fishing under Law 489 Arto. 84, subject to the same permit requirement as nationals. Specific fees/procedure for foreigners not retrieved; confirm with INPESCA.
Резиденти
Permiso de pesca deportiva (same regime; nationals expressly covered by Arto. 84)
Вимоги
- Sport fishing permit from MIFIC/INPESCA for sport fishing from shore, vessel or underwater.
Law 489 treats nationals and foreigners alike for sport fishing permits (Arto. 84). Artisanal coastal communities (notably Miskito) have separate traditional/artisanal fishing rights, including regulated lobster diving, distinct from recreational spearfishing.
Де на узбережжі
Дозволені та заборонені зони
Іменовані ділянки, відкриті або закриті для підводного полювання. Повну картину дивіться на інтерактивній карті.
Заборонені ділянки
- Reserva Biologica Marina Cayos Miskitos y Franja Costera Inmediatamarine biological reserve
Marine biological reserve declared in 1991 covering the Cayos Miskitos in a 40 km radius circle centered on Isla Grande plus a 20 km coastal strip. Conservation of coral reefs, mangroves, sea turtles, manatees and dolphins; only regulated traditional/artisanal use of fishery resources is permitted, so recreational spearfishing is not allowed within the protected reserve.
- Paisaje Marino y Terrestre Protegido Archipielago de Corn Island (Corn Islands Protected Marine Landscape)marine protected area
Marine Protected Area declared 22 December 2021 by Nicaragua's National Assembly covering the Corn Islands archipelago (Big and Little Corn Island) off the South Caribbean coast. The protected area includes a core zone (~430 km2 / 166 sq mi, of which ~418 km2 is marine encompassing coral reefs) described as 'the zone with the most stringent fishing regulations', surrounded by a large buffer zone. Protects coral reefs, mangroves, seagrasses, hawksbill sea turtles, hammerhead sharks and black corals. Spearfishing on the reefs is incompatible with the no-take/stringent-fishing core zone.
Wildlife refuge established in 2010 (with WCS support) covering the Pearl Cays / Cayos Perlas, a group of ~18 cays about 35 km off Pearl Lagoon on Nicaragua's South Caribbean coast, ~700 km2. Protects critically endangered hawksbill and green turtle nesting sites plus some of the most intact coral reefs on Nicaragua's Caribbean coast (also home to tropical fish, lobsters, nurse sharks, rays). As a declared protected refuge, recreational spearfishing is not permitted (Law 489 excludes spearfishing from protected areas).
Умови на воді
Живі умови
Живий морський та погодний знімок поблизу прибережного орієнтира в Nicaragua, від Open-Meteo. Умови варіюються вздовж узбережжя — використовуйте як орієнтовні.
Живі морські дані та погода поблизу Reserva Biologica Marina Cayos Miskitos y Franja Costera Inmediata.
До кого звертатись
Органи влади
Офіційні органи, відповідальні за рибальство та ліцензування.
INPESCA - Instituto Nicaraguense de la Pesca y Acuicultura
fisheries authority
inpesca.gob.niManagua, NicaraguaMIFIC - Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio
competent ministry for Law 489 (issues fishing/sport permits)
MARENA - Ministerio del Ambiente y los Recursos Naturales
environment ministry (protected areas, marine reserves)
OSPESCA - Organizacion del Sector Pesquero y Acuicola del Istmo Centroamericano
regional fisheries authority (SICA)
Звідки це
Джерела
Кожне твердження на цій сторінці посилається на одне з цих джерел.
- [01]
Ley de Pesca y Acuicultura (Ley No. 489) - full text
Додатковеnicaragua.justia.comОтримано Черв 15 - [02]
LEY DE PESCA Y ACUICULTURA LEY No. 489 (ILO NATLEX official PDF)
Офіційнеnatlex.ilo.orgОтримано Черв 15 - [03]
Reglamento de Ley 489, Ley de Pesca y Acuicultura (Decreto 9-2005) - ILO NATLEX
Офіційнеnatlex.ilo.orgОтримано Черв 15 - [04]
INPESCA - Instituto Nicaraguense de la Pesca y Acuicultura (official site)
Офіційнеinpesca.gob.niОтримано Черв 15 - [05]
Reglamento OSP-02-09 para el Ordenamiento Regional de la Pesqueria de la Langosta del Caribe (OSPESCA/SICA)
Офіційнеsica.intОтримано Черв 15 - [06]
Anuncian veda de langosta en el Caribe del 1 de marzo al 30 de junio (Canal 10)
Додатковеcanal10.com.niОтримано Черв 15 - [07]
Cayos Miskitos y Franja Costera Inmediata - Ramsar Information Sheet
Офіційнеrsis.ramsar.orgОтримано Черв 15 - [08]
Inmersiones peligrosas en busca de la langosta comun del Caribe (ClientEarth)
Додатковеclientearth.esОтримано Черв 15 - [09]
Spearfishing in Nicaragua (Tripadvisor forum - customs/speargun note)
communitytripadvisor.comОтримано Черв 15
Нотатки дослідника
Recreational spearfishing is legal but permit-based and regulated under Ley No. 489 (2004): Arto. 84 expressly allows sport fishing 'de manera subacuatica' (underwater) for nationals and foreigners under a MIFIC/INPESCA permit, and Arto. 83 subjects it to seasons, minimum sizes, gear, zones, catch limits and a catch-and-release principle. Billfishes are sport-only (Arto. 85); shark finning is banned (Arto. 75). The high-profile diving-fishing prohibition discussed in Nicaraguan media concerns COMMERCIAL spiny-lobster harvesting by autonomous diving (OSPESCA OSP-02-09, 2009) - a safety/labor/conservation measure repeatedly postponed - which is distinct from recreational spearfishing. Caribbean spiny lobster has a closed season 1 March-30 June. Spearfishing is excluded from protected areas such as the Cayos Miskitos Marine Biological Reserve. Verbatim article texts (Arto. 12, 75, 83, 84, 85) were taken from the Justia full-text of Law 489; the official ILO NATLEX and INPESCA PDFs corroborate the law but could not be fetched verbatim in this session (403/404). Specific recreational permit fees, exact minimum sizes, and detailed foreigner procedures were NOT retrievable from official sources and are marked unknown; confirm directly with INPESCA. Article 87 was found to address scientific fishing rather than a list of sport-permit categories, so no permit-category list is asserted. Confidence: medium - core legality and key provisions are well sourced; operational details (fees, sizes, sport-fishing-specific seasons) are not.
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