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Spearfishing (pêche sous-marine) is a regulated activity in Gabon, not banned. It is treated as a form of recreational/sport fishing ('pêche sportive', defined in Law No. 015/2005 Art. 5 as fishing for recreational purposes) and therefore requires a prior sport-fishing permit issued for a natural or legal person by the Ministry in charge of Fisheries and Aquaculture (Art. 18 and Art. 37). The law explicitly recognises underwater fishing as a taxable category by listing 'le droit sur la pêche sous marine' (the duty on underwater fishing) among fisheries fees in Art. 108. Spearfishing is prohibited or subject to special authorisation inside Gabon's extensive aquatic protected areas (marine parks, aquatic reserves and sanctuaries): under Art. 41 and Art. 57 sport fishing in marine parks requires prior ministerial authorisation, and under Art. 68 entering protected aquatic areas with fishing gear or weapons, and diving, require prior authorisation. Fishing is also prohibited in certain zones (river mouths, estuaries, bays - Art. 98), and during closed/biological-rest periods (Art. 24/98). Gabon designated a very large network of 20 marine protected areas in 2017 (9 marine parks and 11 aquatic reserves, ~53,000 km2, ~26% of its waters), so large stretches of the coast are off-limits or restricted. No separate stand-alone spearfishing statute or detailed implementing decree (defining gear, bag limits, size limits or scuba rules for spearfishing specifically) was located; many specifics are set 'par voie reglementaire' (by regulation) and were not retrievable. Practical recreational fishing in Gabon (e.g. Loango / Sette Cama) is overwhelmingly rod-and-line sport fishing, largely catch-and-release inside national parks.
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Khung pháp lý điều chỉnh
- §Loi n° 015/2005 du 8 août 2005 portant Code des pêches et de l'aquaculture en République gabonaise (113 articles; defines pêche sportive, sport-fishing permit regime, protected aquatic areas, prohibited zones/gear, and 'droit sur la pêche sous marine')
- §Réseau national d'aires marines protégées (2017): 9 parcs marins et 11 réserves aquatiques (~53 000 km2)
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Definition of sport fishing (pêche sportive)
Loi n° 015/2005 du 08/08/2005 portant code des pêches et de l'aquaculture en République gabonaise
Article 5 : Au sens de la présente loi, on entend par : (...) - pêche sportive, l'activité de pêche pratiquée à des fins récréatives;
Authorisations required to exercise fishing - sport-fishing permit
Loi n° 015/2005 du 08/08/2005 portant code des pêches et de l'aquaculture en République gabonaise
Article 18 : L'exercice de pêche et de l'aquaculture, y compris les activités connexes, est subordonné, selon le cas, à l'obtention préalable : - d'une licence pour la pêche commerciale, délivrée pour un navire et pour un type de pêche donnés ; - d'un permis pour la pêche sportive, délivré pour une personne physique ou morale ; - d'une autorisation pour la pêche scientifique, délivrée à une institution de recherche dans les conditions définies par voie réglementaire ; - d'une autorisation pour la pêche à des fins d'aquariophilie, délivrée à une personne physique ou morale; - d'une autorisation pour la pêche artisanale, délivrée à une embarcation ; (...)
Obligations of permit holders (zones, species, closed seasons / biological rest)
Loi n° 015/2005 du 08/08/2005 portant code des pêches et de l'aquaculture en République gabonaise
Article 24 : Les titulaires de licences, permis, d'agréments techniques ou d'autorisations de pêche ou d'aquaculture sont tenus de se conformer aux prescriptions relatives, notamment : - à la durée de la licence, de l'autorisation, du permis ou de l'agrément ; - au type et aux caractéristiques des engins de pêche utilisés ; - aux zones à l'intérieur desquelles la pêche est autorisée ; - aux espèces visées ; - aux périodes d'ouverture et de fermeture de la pêche, particulièrement celles concernant le repos biologique ; (...)
Exercise of sport fishing subject to a prior sport-fishing permit
Loi n° 015/2005 du 08/08/2005 portant code des pêches et de l'aquaculture en République gabonaise
Article 37 : L'exercice de la pêche sportive est subordonné à l'obtention préalable d'un permis de pêche sportive. L'exercice de la pêche à des fins d'aquariophilie est subordonné à l'obtention préalable d'une autorisation. Ces permis et autorisations sont délivrés conformément aux dispositions des articles 19 et 20 de la présente loi, sur présentation d'un dossier dont la composition est fixée par voie réglementaire.
Fishing in protected aquatic areas follows the rules governing those zones
Loi n° 015/2005 du 08/08/2005 portant code des pêches et de l'aquaculture en République gabonaise
Article 41 : L'exercice de la pêche et de l'aquaculture dans les aires protégées aquatiques se fait conformément aux dispositions réglementant ces zones.
Classification of protected aquatic areas (aquatic reserve, marine park, sanctuary)
Loi n° 015/2005 du 08/08/2005 portant code des pêches et de l'aquaculture en République gabonaise
Article 54 : Suivant la nature et le caractère de la réglementation, les aires protégées sont classées et dénominées : - réserve aquatique ; - parc marin ; - sanctuaire. Article 55 : Les réserves aquatiques sont des aires délimitées à des fins d'aménagement dans lesquelles les ressources halieutiques font l'objet d'une protection particulière. Article 56 : Les parcs marins sont des espaces du domaine marin public classés pour nécessité de protection, de conservation, de propagation des espèces animales ou végétales et d'aménagement de leurs habitats.
Sport fishing in marine parks requires prior ministerial authorisation
Loi n° 015/2005 du 08/08/2005 portant code des pêches et de l'aquaculture en République gabonaise
Article 57 : A l'intérieur des parcs marins, la faune, la flore, les sites culturels et historiques, ainsi que toute autre forme de paysage, font l'objet, dans les conditions fixées par voie réglementaire, d'une protection spéciale. Le tourisme, la pêche sportive, la pêche à des fins d'aquariophilie et la pêche scientifique y sont soumis à une autorisation préalable du Ministre chargé des Pêches et de l'Aquaculture, conformément à l'article 18 ci-dessus.
Fully and partially protected aquatic species lists
Loi n° 015/2005 du 08/08/2005 portant code des pêches et de l'aquaculture en République gabonaise
Article 67 : (...) Cette classification doit faire apparaître : - la liste des espèces intégralement protégées dont la pêche ou la chasse, la capture, la détention, le transport et la commercialisation sont interdits ; - la liste des espèces partiellement protégées dont la pêche ou la chasse, la capture, la détention, le transport et la commercialisation sont soumis à une réglementation spécifique. Les listes visées ci-dessus sont établies par arrêté du Ministre chargé des Pêches et de l'aquaculture.
Diving and entry with fishing gear or weapons in protected aquatic areas require prior authorisation
Loi n° 015/2005 du 08/08/2005 portant code des pêches et de l'aquaculture en République gabonaise
Article 68 : Sous réserve du droit de passage au sens des conventions internationales, la résidence, la pénétration avec ou sans engins de pêche ou armes, la navigation, le camping, le survol à basse altitude, la plongée, les recherches scientifiques et l'élimination d'animaux ou l'extraction d'espèces végétales dans les aires protégées aquatiques, sont subordonnés à une autorisation préalable délivrée par l'administration des Pêches et de l'Aquaculture.
Fishing offences (prohibited zones, closed periods, prohibited gear, protected species)
Loi n° 015/2005 du 08/08/2005 portant code des pêches et de l'aquaculture en République gabonaise
Article 98 : Constituent des infractions au sens de la présente loi : a- en matière de pêche : - le défaut de licence, de permis, d'agrément technique ou d'autorisation de pêche ; - l'exercice ou tentative d'exercice d'un type de pêche non autorisé ou ne correspondant pas à la licence ou à l'autorisation détenue ; - la pêche ou tentative de pêche dans les zones prohibées, notamment, les embouchures, les estuaires, les baies ; - le non respect des normes relatives aux dimensions ou aux poids des captures ; (...) - l'emploi, la détention ou le transport à bord des navires ou embarcations de pêche des substances toxiques ou des explosifs, des produits et équipements interdits, notamment les engins de pêche prohibés (...) - la pêche pendant les périodes interdites ; (...) - la capture ou la rétention d'espèces biologiques dont la pêche est interdite ;
Underwater fishing recognised as a taxable category (droit sur la pêche sous marine)
Loi n° 015/2005 du 08/08/2005 portant code des pêches et de l'aquaculture en République gabonaise
Article 108 : La loi des finances détermine dans tous les cas le taux et l'assiette des redevances, droits et taxes applicables en matière des pêches et de l'aquaculture, à savoir : - le droit sur la pêche sous marine ; (...) - le droit d'entrée et de visite des aires protégées aquatiques ; - la redevance sur le droit d'exercice de la pêche dans les eaux maritimes, lagunaires, lacustres et fluviales ; (...)
Who may apply for a fishing authorisation; permanent residence in Gabon required (DGPA guidance)
DGPA (Direction Générale des Pêches et de l'Aquaculture) - Procédures d'Acquisition des Autorisations et des Cartes de pêche artisanale
Q : Qui peut solliciter une autorisation de pêche. Rép : Toute personne physique ou morale, publique ou privée résidant en permanence au Gabon. (...) Q : Où pêcher ? Rép : le type d'autorisation sollicité défini les zones appropriées à l'exercice de la pêche, hormis les aires marines protégées, les zones portuaires, les embouchures des fleuves, rivières et lacs qui font l'objet d'accès restrictifs.
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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.
- CấmFishing generally (biological rest / repos biologique periods set by regulation)unknown – unknown
Law No. 015/2005 Art. 24 requires permit holders to observe 'les périodes d'ouverture et de fermeture de la pêche, particulièrement celles concernant le repos biologique', and Art. 98 makes fishing during prohibited/closed periods an offence. Specific closed-season dates are fixed by regulation (par voie réglementaire) and were not retrievable from the consulted sources.
Quyền được đánh bắt
Giấy phép
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Apply to the Ministry/Direction in charge of Fisheries and Aquaculture (DGPA); permit delivered per Art. 19-20 on submission of a dossier whose composition is fixed by regulation. The Minister in charge of Fisheries issues sport-fishing permits, with prior ministerial authorisation additionally required inside marine parks (Art. 57). Artisanal fishing authorisations/cards (a separate regime) are handled by the DGPA in Libreville.
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- Loại
- Permis de pêche sportive (sport-fishing permit) - covers recreational underwater/spearfishing as a form of pêche sportive; issued to a natural or legal person (Art. 18, 37)
- Chi phí
- unknown
- Thời hạn hiệu lực
- unknown
- Cách lấy
- Apply to the Ministry/Direction in charge of Fisheries and Aquaculture (DGPA); permit delivered per Art. 19-20 on submission of a dossier whose composition is fixed by regulation. The Minister in charge of Fisheries issues sport-fishing permits, with prior ministerial authorisation additionally required inside marine parks (Art. 57). Artisanal fishing authorisations/cards (a separate regime) are handled by the DGPA in Libreville.
- Cơ quan cấp
- Ministère de l'Agriculture, de l'Élevage, de la Pêche et du Développement Rural - Direction Générale des Pêches et de l'Aquaculture (DGPA)
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.
Hạn chế
- Explosives, toxic substances and prohibited gear ('engins de pêche prohibés') are banned and their use/possession/transport on fishing vessels is an offence (Law No. 015/2005 Art. 98).
- Inside protected aquatic areas, entering with fishing gear or weapons and diving require prior authorisation (Art. 68).
- Detailed gear specifications for spearfishing (speargun, scuba use) are set 'par voie réglementaire' and were not retrievable; treat scuba-assisted spearfishing as not confirmed permitted.
Underwater fishing is explicitly recognised in the law as a taxable category ('le droit sur la pêche sous marine', Art. 108), but no retrieved instrument specifies whether spearguns or scuba are permitted/limited for recreational spearfishing. These specifics are delegated to regulation (arrêtés) that were not located.
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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
Loài được bảo vệ — không được bắt
- Được bảo vệFully protected species ('espèces intégralement protégées') whose fishing/capture/detention/transport/sale is prohibited, and partially protected species, are listed by ministerial decree (arrêté) under Law No. 015/2005 Art. 67; the actual species lists were not retrieved.
- Được bảo vệMarine turtles (e.g. leatherback, olive ridley) and marine mammals (whales, dolphins) are key conservation targets of Gabon's marine protected areas and are protected.
Law No. 015/2005 Art. 98 makes capturing protected species and undersized/underweight catches offences, and Art. 24 obliges permit holders to respect size/weight norms and targeted-species rules; specific minimum sizes and bag limits are set by regulation and were not retrievable. Capture of fry/fingerlings ('alevins') is always prohibited (Art. 42).
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
Được phépYêu cầu giấy phép đặc biệt
Yêu cầu
- Sport-fishing permit (permis de pêche sportive) under Law No. 015/2005 Art. 18/37 for recreational/underwater fishing.
- For the separate artisanal maritime fishing authorisation, foreigners must hold a residence card ('carte de séjour') and pay higher fees (DGPA: 150,000 FCFA for non-nationals vs 100,000 FCFA for nationals for other techniques).
Hạn chế
- Artisanal continental (inland) fishing authorisation is reserved exclusively for nationals; artisanal maritime fishing is open to all (DGPA guidance).
- Per DGPA guidance, a fishing authorisation requires permanent residence in Gabon ('résidant en permanence au Gabon'); foreign tourists typically fish through licensed lodges/operators inside national parks under the operator's permits.
Tourist sport fishing (rod-and-line, largely catch-and-release) is offered to foreigners via licensed lodges in Loango/Sette Cama, with park fees included. No evidence of a recreational spearfishing tourism fishery; foreign spearfishers would need the relevant permit and, inside any marine park, prior ministerial authorisation.
Cư dân
Permis de pêche sportive (recreational) or autorisation/carte de pêche artisanale (artisanal/commercial)
Yêu cầu
- Be a natural or legal person residing permanently in Gabon to obtain a fishing authorisation (DGPA guidance).
- Provide identity documents (national ID card, passport or driving licence; residence card for foreigners), and for artisanal cards the vessel authorisation copy and photos (DGPA guidance).
Quyền lợi
- Customary subsistence use rights ('droits d'usage coutumiers') are free and exempt from fees within designated zones for traditional riverside communities (Law No. 015/2005 Art. 42), though gear/size prohibitions still apply and capture of fry is always banned.
Nationals pay lower fees than foreigners for artisanal maritime authorisations (DGPA). Inland artisanal fishing is reserved for nationals.
Ở đâu trên bờ biển
Khu vực được phép & bị cấm
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Khu vực được phép
Maritime waters under Gabonese jurisdiction (territorial sea, internal marine waters, EEZ) where fishing is permitted with the appropriate authorisation, excluding marine protected areas, port zones and river/estuary mouths. A sport-fishing permit (permis de pêche sportive) is required for recreational/underwater fishing (Art. 18, 37).
Requires prior sport-fishing permit; subject to species, gear, zone and closed-season rules (Art. 24); prohibited zones include river/estuary mouths and bays (Art. 98).
Khu vực bị cấm
- Réseau national d'aires marines protégées (2017) - 9 parcs marins et 11 réserves aquatiquesmarine protected area network (parcs marins / réserves aquatiques / sanctuaires)
In June 2017 Gabon designated a network of 20 marine protected areas (9 marine parks and 11 aquatic reserves) covering about 53,000 km2 (~26% of its territorial sea and EEZ), the largest in Africa at the time. Inside marine parks, sport fishing, scientific fishing and aquariophily fishing require prior ministerial authorisation (Art. 57); entry with fishing gear or weapons and diving require prior authorisation (Art. 68); sanctuaries protect threatened species with their own access rules (Art. 64).
- Réserve Aquatique du Grand Sud du Gabonaquatic reserve (réserve aquatique)
Largest aquatic reserve in the 2017 network (~27,000 km2), extending protection from Mayumba National Park out to the 200-nautical-mile EEZ limit. Spearfishing/fishing restricted under the protected-area regime.
- Mayumba National Park (coastal/marine)national park (coastal/marine)
Coastal national park in southern Gabon protecting major leatherback and olive ridley turtle nesting beaches and adjacent marine waters; core of the Grand Sud aquatic reserve. Fishing/spearfishing restricted.
- Loango National Park (marine component)national park (coastal/marine)
Coastal national park ('Africa's Last Eden'); marine/lagoon waters are protected and recreational sport fishing operates under park authorisation and is largely catch-and-release. Spearfishing restricted under the protected-area / marine-park regime (Art. 57, 68).
- Pongara National Parknational park (coastal/marine)
Coastal national park near the Gabon Estuary / Libreville; existing protected area integrated into the marine protected area system. Fishing/spearfishing restricted.
- Akanda National Parknational park (coastal/mangrove)
Coastal/mangrove national park north of Libreville (Mondah Bay area); protected area where fishing/spearfishing is restricted.
- River/estuary mouths, estuaries, bays and port zonesstatutory prohibited fishing zones
Law No. 015/2005 Art. 98 makes fishing in 'zones prohibées, notamment, les embouchures, les estuaires, les baies' an offence; DGPA guidance also excludes marine protected areas, port zones and river/estuary/lake mouths from open fishing access.
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 Gabon, 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 Réserve Aquatique du Grand Sud du Gabon.
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Cơ quan chức năng
Các cơ quan chính thức chịu trách nhiệm về thủy sản và cấp phép.
Direction Générale des Pêches et de l'Aquaculture (DGPA)
fisheries authority
agriculture.gouv.gaMinistère de l'Agriculture, de l'Élevage, de la Pêche et du Développement Rural, Libreville, GabonMinistère de l'Agriculture, de l'Élevage, de la Pêche et du Développement Rural
fisheries / agriculture ministry
agriculture.gouv.gaLibreville, GabonAgence Nationale des Parcs Nationaux (ANPN) / Conseil National des Parcs Nationaux (CNPN)
protected areas / national parks authority
parcsgabon.gaLibreville, Gabon (manages marine parks and coastal national parks such as Loango, Mayumba, Pongara, Akanda)
Thông tin này từ đâu
Nguồn
Mọi khẳng định trên trang này đều truy ngược về một trong các tài liệu tham khảo này.
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Loi N° 015/2005 du 08/08/2005 portant code des pêches et de l'aquaculture en République gabonaise (full text, Journal Officiel N°10 du 1 octobre 2005)
Chính thứcfaolex.fao.orgTruy cập Th6 14 - [02]
ECOLEX - Loi n° 015/2005 portant Code des pêches et de l'aquaculture en République Gabonaise (record/abstract)
Chính thứcecolex.orgTruy cập Th6 14 - [03]
DGPA - Procédures d'Acquisition des Autorisations et des Cartes de pêche artisanale (Ministère de l'Agriculture, de l'Élevage, de la Pêche et du Développement Rural)
Chính thứcagriculture.gouv.gaTruy cập Th6 14 - [04]
WCS Newsroom - Gabon Announces Vast Marine Protected Area Network at UN Ocean Conference (5 June 2017)
Thứ cấpnewsroom.wcs.orgTruy cập Th6 14 - [05]
Loango Tourism - Sport Fishing (Loango National Park)
communityloango-tourism.comTruy cập Th6 14
Ghi chú của người nghiên cứu
Legal basis is Loi n° 015/2005 du 8 août 2005 (Code des pêches et de l'aquaculture), retrieved verbatim from the official FAOLEX PDF (gab65652.pdf, 8 pp, Journal Officiel N°10 du 1 oct 2005). The law does not name 'spearfishing' as a distinct fishery; it is captured under 'pêche sportive' (sport fishing for recreational purposes, Art. 5) requiring a sport-fishing permit (Art. 18, 37), and it explicitly recognises 'le droit sur la pêche sous marine' (duty on underwater fishing) as a fiscal category (Art. 108) - confirming underwater fishing is a lawful, regulated, taxable activity rather than banned. Hence spearfishing_allowed = 'restricted'. Many operational details (permit fee/validity for sport fishing, gear rules incl. speargun/scuba, closed-season dates, protected-species lists, size/bag limits) are delegated 'par voie réglementaire' to implementing decrees/arrêtés that could not be retrieved; these are marked unknown/[] rather than guessed. Coordinates for MPAs/parks are approximate centroids derived from general locations, included as best-effort and not from a verbatim coordinate source. Confidence set to 'medium': the primary statute is from an official verbatim source and licensing from an official ministry document, but spearfishing-specific implementing rules and exact MPA boundaries were not obtained. Note the 2017 MPA network (9 marine parks + 11 aquatic reserves, ~53,000 km2) makes large coastal areas restricted/prohibited for spearfishing.
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