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Mundok Migratory Bird Reserve (Chongchon River estuary)

Prohibited zoneprotected wetland / Ramsar site / migratory bird reserve

What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at Mundok Migratory Bird Reserve (Chongchon River estuary).

Nationally protected coastal wetland at the mouth of the Chongchon River on the west coast, on the border of South Phyongan and North Phyongan provinces. Designated a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance (DPRK acceded to the Ramsar Convention in May 2018). Hosts more than 50,000 waterbirds per migration season; extractive activity is restricted.

On the coast

Location

Approximate reference point for this zone. See the full picture on the interactive map.

39.5500°N, 125.3500°E

View on the map

Source

This zone is documented in the official source below.

ramsar.org

Before you dive

License for North Korea

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

License requiredvia Central fisheries guidance organ / Ministry of Land and Environment Protection (territorial environment conservation organ); Coastal Security Bureau

Not obtainable by private individuals or tourists; access to the sea for fishing is granted only to authorised state-organised entities and is controlled by coastal security/military authorities.

Get your license

Opens the official portal · faolex.fao.org

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