Bahamas · Spearfishing zone
Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park
What this zone is
Overview
How spearfishing is treated at Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park.
No-take marine reserve (first no-take reserve in the wider Caribbean, designated 1986). No fishing, conching, shelling, lobstering or spearfishing; nothing living or dead may be removed. Enforced by Bahamas National Trust with fines and vessel confiscation.
On the coast
Location
Approximate reference point for this zone. See the full picture on the interactive map.
24.3833°N, 76.5167°W
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This zone is documented in the official source below.
Before you dive
License for Bahamas
Whether you need a license to spearfish here, and how to get one.
Apply to the Minister/Director of Fisheries (Form 7); for vessels entering The Bahamas, application is made to the customs officer at the first Port of Entry. To use a spear, the applicant must request this on the permit application; when granted, the spear use is endorsed in writing on the permit by the issuing officer.
Get your licenseOpens the official portal · bahamas.com