Argentina · Spearfishing zone

Continental / freshwater Patagonia (Chubut, Neuquen, Rio Negro inland waters, southern National Parks)

Prohibited zoneregulatory prohibition (freshwater sport-fishing jurisdiction)

What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at Continental / freshwater Patagonia (Chubut, Neuquen, Rio Negro inland waters, southern National Parks).

Underwater hunting (caza subacuatica) and the use of harpoons are explicitly prohibited in continental sport-fishing waters under the Reglamento de Pesca Deportiva Continental Patagonico, Art. 22.

Source

This zone is documented in the official source below.

reglamentodepesca.org.ar

Before you dive

License for Argentina

Whether you need a license to spearfish here, and how to get one.

License: unknown — verify locallyvia Federacion Argentina de Actividades Subacuaticas (FAAS); provincial fisheries directorates

FAAS issues brevets/licenses enabling national and international practice of underwater sports including pesca submarina. Coastal provinces may require a recreational fishing permit; exact requirements vary by province and were not retrieved verbatim.

Get your license

Opens the official portal · faas.org.ar

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