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Antigua and Barbuda

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Spearfishing is heavily restricted. A spear gun may not be used for fishing in Antigua and Barbuda waters without prior written permission (a permit) from the Chief Fisheries Officer, and its use is prohibited entirely in designated conservation/marine reserve areas. In practice the Fisheries Division issues spearfishing permits only to nationals (citizens/local fishers), so visiting tourists and other non-citizens are not permitted to spearfish; pole-spearing of invasive lionfish is generally tolerated. Spearing of lobster is explicitly prohibited (lobster may only be taken by hand, loop, pot or trap, and speared/impaled lobster may not be possessed or sold). Collection of conch and lobster using scuba/hookah is restricted. Marine reserves declared under the Fisheries Act and restricted areas under the Marine Areas (Preservation and Enhancement) Act ban fishing without permission. The governing instruments are the Fisheries Act 2006 (No. 22 of 2006), the Fisheries Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 2 of 2013, which replaced the Fisheries Regulations S.I. 10/1990 under Cap. 173) and the Marine Areas (Preservation and Enhancement) Act (Cap. 259).

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Khung pháp lý điều chỉnh

  • §Fisheries Act, 2006 (No. 22 of 2006)
  • §Fisheries Regulations, 2013 (S.I. No. 2 of 2013) — current; replaced the Fisheries Regulations under the former Fisheries Act, Cap. 173 (S.I. 10/1990, S.I. 23/1991)
  • §Barbuda (Fisheries) Regulations, 2014 (S.I. No. 33 of 2014)
  • §Marine Areas (Preservation and Enhancement) Act (Cap. 259)
  • §Fisheries (Restriction on Methods of Fresh-Water Fishing) Regulations, 1978 (S.R.O. 4/1978)
Yêu cầu giấy phép
Bắt buộc
Súng lao
Được phép
Lặn bình khí
Bị cấm
Người nước ngoài
Không được phép

Luật, nguyên văn

Văn bản pháp lý

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01Regulation 25Antigua and Barbuda · national

Restriction on use of spear gun

Fisheries Regulations (Cap. 173), S.I. 10/1990 — predecessor of the Fisheries Regulations, 2013

ENBản gốc

25. (1) No person shall use a spear gun (Fish gun) for fishing in Antigua and Barbuda waters without first having obtained the written permission from the Chief Fisheries Officer for the use of that type of fishing gear. (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (3), the Chief Fisheries Officer may grant upon an application a permit to use a spear gun for fishing in Antigua and Barbuda waters and may attach to such permit such conditions as he considers necessary. (3) The use of spear gun for fishing is prohibited in all areas specified as conservation areas.

02Regulation 20(3)-(4)Antigua and Barbuda · national

Lobster — prohibited capture methods (no spearing)

Fisheries Regulations (Cap. 173), S.I. 10/1990 — predecessor of the Fisheries Regulations, 2013

ENBản gốc

20. (3) No person shall capture any lobster other than by hand, loop, pot or trap. (4) No person shall have in his possession or sell any lobster that has been speared, hooked or otherwise impaled.

03Section 53Antigua and Barbuda · national

Marine reserves — fishing prohibited without permission

Fisheries Act, 2006 (No. 22 of 2006)

ENBản gốc

53. (1) The Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette, declare an area of Antigua and Barbuda waters, and as appropriate, any adjacent or surrounding land, to be a marine reserve where he considers that special measures are necessary— (a) to afford special protection to the flora and fauna of such areas; (b) to protect and preserve the natural breeding grounds and habitants of aquatic life, with particular regard to flora and fauna in danger of extinction; (c) to allow for the natural regeneration of aquatic life in areas where such life has been depleted or threatened; (d) to promote scientific study and research in respect of such areas; or (e) to preserve and enhance the natural beauty of such areas. (2) A person who, in a marine reserve, without permission granted under subsection (3)— (a) fishes or attempts to fish; (b) takes or destroys any flora or fauna other than fish; (c) dredges, extracts sand and gravel, discharges or deposits wastes or any other polluting matter, or in any other way disturbs, alters or destroys the natural environment; or (d) constructs or erects any buildings or other structures on or over any land or waters within such a reserve, commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $100,000.

04Section 30(1)Antigua and Barbuda · national

Local fishing licence required to fish from a vessel

Fisheries Act, 2006 (No. 22 of 2006)

ENBản gốc

30. (1) No local fishing vessel shall be used for fishing or related activities in Antigua and Barbuda waters without a valid local fishing licence in respect of that vessel.

05Section 27(1)Antigua and Barbuda · national

Foreign fishing licence required for foreign vessels

Fisheries Act, 2006 (No. 22 of 2006)

ENBản gốc

27. (1) No foreign fishing vessel shall be used for fishing or related activities in Antigua and Barbuda waters without a valid foreign fishing licence issued under this section.

06Section 3(1)Antigua and Barbuda · national

Marine Areas — restricted areas

Marine Areas (Preservation and Enhancement) Act (Cap. 259)

ENBản gốc

3. (1) The Minister may by Order published in the Gazette designate any portion of the marine areas of Antigua and Barbuda as a restricted area where he considers that special steps are necessary to afford special protection to the flora and fauna of those areas, or to protect and preserve the natural beauty thereof.

07Regulation 6(7)-(8)Barbuda · regional

Barbuda special area permit — fishing operations including spear fishing (permit validity by eligibility as a licensed local fisher)

Barbuda (Fisheries) Regulations, 2014 (S.I. No. 33 of 2014)

ENBản gốc

(7) A permit shall be valid for two years when issued to a person eligible for entry into the record as a licensed local fisher pursuant to section 35 of the Fisheries Regulations, 2013. (8) A permit shall be valid for one week, but not longer than the duration of the person's legal stay in Antigua and Barbuda, when issued to a person who is not eligible for entry into the record as a licensed local fisher pursuant to section 35 of the Fisheries Regulations, 2013, and such permit shall be valid only when used on a licensed sports or recreational fishing vessel.

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Mùa vụ & hạn chế thời gian

Các giai đoạn cấm, mở và hạn chế trong năm. Luôn xác nhận các đợt cấm theo từng loài tại địa phương.

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CấmHạn chếMở
  • CấmCaribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus)Th5 1 – Th6 30

    Closed season for lobster: it is illegal to fish for, take, possess, place for sale or purchase lobster. Maximum fine EC$50,000.

    agriculture.gov.ag
  • CấmQueen conch (Strombus gigas)Th7 1 – Th8 31

    Closed season for conch. Maximum fine EC$50,000.

    agriculture.gov.ag
  • CấmNassau Grouper, Red Hind, ConeyTh1 1 – Th3 31

    Closed season for Nassau Grouper, Red Hind and Coney.

    agriculture.gov.ag
  • CấmParrot (Chub) FishTh5 1 – Th7 31

    Closed season for Parrot (Chub) Fish.

    agriculture.gov.ag
  • CấmMarine turtles (all species)Th1 1 – Th12 31

    No open season — marine turtles are protected year-round. It is illegal to take, capture or disturb any turtle, disturb or destroy a nest, or possess turtle eggs. (Historic regulation set a turtle close season 1 March–31 August; current Fisheries Division guidance states no open season / full year-round protection.)

    agriculture.gov.ag

Quyền được đánh bắt

Giấy phép

Những gì bạn cần để được phép xuống nước, chi phí, và cách lấy giấy phép.

Yêu cầu giấy phépqua Fisheries Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Barbuda Affairs

Apply to the Fisheries Division / Chief Fisheries Officer (and the Barbuda Council for Barbuda waters) on the prescribed form.

Lấy giấy phép của bạn

Mở cổng thông tin chính thức · agriculture.gov.ag

Yêu cầu giấy phép
Loại
Spear gun permit (written permission from the Chief Fisheries Officer) plus a local fishing licence when fishing from a vessel. In practice spearfishing permits are issued only to nationals/registered local fishers.
Chi phí
Approximately EC$/US$100 for a 3-month vessel fishing permit (secondary source); spear gun permit fee not separately published.
Thời hạn hiệu lực
Vessel fishing permit reported as ~3 months; Barbuda special-area permits are 2 years for eligible local fishers, otherwise up to 1 week (length of legal stay).
Cách lấy
Apply to the Fisheries Division / Chief Fisheries Officer (and the Barbuda Council for Barbuda waters) on the prescribed form.
Cơ quan cấp
Fisheries Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Barbuda Affairs
Cổng cấp phép chính thức · agriculture.gov.ag

Trang thiết bị & kỹ thuật

Quy định về trang thiết bị

Loại trang thiết bị được phép, cách sử dụng, và các điều kiện đi kèm.

Súng laoĐược phép
Lặn bình khíBị cấm

Hạn chế

  • Spear gun (fish gun) may not be used for fishing without prior written permission/permit from the Chief Fisheries Officer (Fisheries Regulations reg. 25).
  • Spear gun use is prohibited entirely in all designated conservation / marine reserve areas.
  • Lobster may only be captured by hand, loop, pot or trap; spearing, hooking or otherwise impaling lobster is prohibited, and speared lobster may not be possessed or sold (reg. 20).
  • Collection of lobster and conch using scuba or hookah gear is restricted/prohibited (secondary sources; conservation measures).
  • Pole-spearing of invasive lionfish is generally permitted/encouraged.

Speargun use is legal only under permit; in practice permits are reserved for nationals. Scuba is not permitted as a method for taking restricted species such as lobster and conch.

Những gì bạn được bắt

Giới hạn đánh bắt & loài được bảo vệ

Hạn ngạch hằng ngày, kích thước tối thiểu, và các loài không bao giờ được phép bắt.

Giới hạn hằng ngày

unknown

Kích thước tối thiểu

  • Caribbean spiny lobster (carapace length)tối thiểu 9.5 cm
  • Queen conch (shell length)tối thiểu 17.78 cm

Loài được bảo vệ — không được bắt

  • Được bảo vệAll marine turtles (year-round, no open season)
  • Được bảo vệLobster carrying eggs
  • Được bảo vệMoulting (soft-shelled) lobster
  • Được bảo vệUndersized lobster (less than 95 mm / 3 3/4 in carapace, or under 1.5 lb)
  • Được bảo vệLobster with a tar spot
  • Được bảo vệUndersized / immature conch (shell under 7 in, flared lip under 5 mm, meat under 225 g / 8 oz)

Lobster: illegal to take if carrying eggs, moulting, undersized (<95 mm or <3 3/4 in), or with a tar spot. Conch: illegal if shell under 7 in, lip thickness under 5 mm, or meat weight under 225 g (8 oz). Maximum fine EC$50,000 for taking species in closed season.

Ai được phép đánh bắt

Khách du lịch & cư dân

Quy định khác nhau như thế nào đối với khách nước ngoài và cư dân địa phương.

Khách nước ngoài

Không được phép

Yêu cầu giấy phép đặc biệt

Hạn chế

  • Spearfishing/spear gun permits are issued in practice only to nationals (citizens/registered local fishers); tourists and other non-citizens are not permitted to spearfish.
  • Foreign fishing vessels require a foreign fishing licence under section 27 of the Fisheries Act 2006.

Multiple secondary sources (dive operators, cruising guides) consistently report that spearfishing in Antigua and Barbuda is reserved for citizens only and that tourists may not spearfish. This citizen-only practice is administrative/permit-based; the verbatim spear-gun regulation (reg. 25) makes the permit discretionary to the Chief Fisheries Officer rather than expressly excluding non-citizens in the text retrieved.

Cư dân

Local fishing licence (vessel) and spear gun permit from the Chief Fisheries Officer; registration as a licensed local fisher under section 35 of the Fisheries Regulations 2013.

Yêu cầu

  • Register/apply with the Fisheries Division as a local fisher.
  • Obtain written permission/permit for spear gun use.
  • Hold a local fishing licence for the vessel used.

Quyền lợi

  • Eligible nationals/local fishers can obtain spearfishing permits not available to non-citizens.
  • Barbuda special-area permits valid for two years for eligible licensed local fishers.

Spearfishing is in practice limited to citizens/registered local fishers.

Ở đâu trên bờ biển

Khu vực được phép & bị cấm

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Khu vực bị cấm

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Điều kiện trên mặt nước

Điều kiện trực tiếp

Ảnh chụp điều kiện biển và thời tiết trực tiếp gần một điểm tham chiếu ven biển ở Antigua and Barbuda, từ Open-Meteo. Điều kiện thay đổi dọc theo bờ biển — hãy xem như mang tính tham khảo.

Điều kiện biển & thời tiết trực tiếp gần Nelson's Dockyard National Park.

Điều kiện

Hỏi ai

Cơ quan chức năng

Các cơ quan chính thức chịu trách nhiệm về thủy sản và cấp phép.

  • Fisheries Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Barbuda Affairs

    fisheries authority

    agriculture.gov.agTel +1-268-462-1372 / 462-6106 / 462-3206 / 462-2841; Email fisheriesantigua@gmail.com

  • Barbuda Council

    regional fisheries authority (Barbuda waters)

    Council Hall, Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda

  • National Parks Authority (Antigua and Barbuda)

    protected area authority

    nationalparksantigua.com

Thông tin này từ đâu

Nguồn

Mọi khẳng định trên trang này đều truy ngược về một trong các tài liệu tham khảo này.

  1. [01]

    The Fisheries Act, 2006 (No. 22 of 2006) — full text

    Chính thức
    laws.gov.agTruy cập Th6 14
  2. [02]

    Fisheries Regulations (Cap. 173, S.I. 10/1990) — full text incl. reg. 25 spear gun, reg. 20 lobster (FAOLEX)

    Chính thức
    faolex.fao.orgTruy cập Th6 14
  3. [03]

    Marine Areas (Preservation and Enhancement) Act (Cap. 259) — full text (FAOLEX)

    Chính thức
    faolex.fao.orgTruy cập Th6 14
  4. [04]

    The Barbuda (Fisheries) Regulations, 2014 (S.I. No. 33 of 2014) — full text (FAOLEX)

    Chính thức
    faolex.fao.orgTruy cập Th6 14
  5. [05]

    Antigua and Barbuda Closed Seasons for Fishery Resources — Fisheries Division (Ministry of Agriculture)

    Chính thức
    agriculture.gov.agTruy cập Th6 14
  6. [06]

    Fisheries (Restriction on Methods of Fresh-Water Fishing) Regulations 1978 (S.R.O. 4/1978) — FAOLEX

    Chính thức
    faolex.fao.orgTruy cập Th6 14
  7. [07]

    Fishing Regulations — AVA Watersports (dive operator summary of MPAs, licence, spearfishing-citizens-only)

    Thứ cấp
    avawatersports.comTruy cập Th6 14
  8. [08]

    Caribbean Fishing – Laws and Regulations (Antigua & Barbuda section)

    Thứ cấp
    hashtagboatlife.comTruy cập Th6 14
  9. [09]

    NATLEX (ILO) — The Fisheries Act, 2006 (No. 22 of 2006) record

    Chính thức
    natlex.ilo.orgTruy cập Th6 14

Ghi chú của người nghiên cứu

Spearfishing is restricted, not outright banned. The verbatim spear-gun rule (Fisheries Regulations reg. 25, S.I. 10/1990, quoted here from the FAOLEX copy) requires written permission from the Chief Fisheries Officer and bans spear guns entirely in conservation/marine reserve areas. The current instrument is the Fisheries Regulations, 2013 (S.I. No. 2 of 2013), which replaced the 1990 regulations and carries forward equivalent spear-gun and species provisions; a clean text-extractable copy of the 2013 regulations themselves could not be retrieved (the official laws.gov.ag site has a TLS certificate issue and the FAOLEX copies of the 2013 regs are image-scanned PDFs), so the verbatim spear-gun and lobster excerpts are quoted from the directly-preceding S.I. 10/1990 regulations under the former Fisheries Act (Cap. 173), and corroborated by the Barbuda (Fisheries) Regulations 2014 which expressly cross-reference the 2013 regulations. The widely-reported 'citizens only' spearfishing rule is an administrative/permit practice (permits issued to nationals/registered local fishers) confirmed by multiple secondary sources rather than by an expressly retrieved statutory clause; hence data_confidence is medium. Closed seasons, lobster/conch size limits and turtle year-round protection are from the official Fisheries Division document. Coordinates are only provided where a clear source exists (Nelson's Dockyard); other MPA coordinates left blank to avoid fabrication.

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