Hello,
i am soon going to visit Tenerife (Canary Islands - Spain) for ~3 weeks. I am actually visiting tenerife for vacation like 5 times a year. Up until now i sticked to scuba diving with my girlfriend, but we actually wanted to expierience something new.
We saw a lot of videos, we read lots of articles and blogs about spearfishing, and due to the fact that we have our own scuba equipment, a boat ready to use we thought that this would be a nice activity for us ( And also a delicious one because of the fresh [self caught] fish).
But we have some important questions to get answered beforehand.
But this thread is just about where and how to obtain a spearfishig license. Nothing is said about scuba diving and(!) spearfishing. And i would like to get some information regarding the law in Spain on scuba + spearfishing.
Hope anyone can help me.
Regards
Marvin
i am soon going to visit Tenerife (Canary Islands - Spain) for ~3 weeks. I am actually visiting tenerife for vacation like 5 times a year. Up until now i sticked to scuba diving with my girlfriend, but we actually wanted to expierience something new.
We saw a lot of videos, we read lots of articles and blogs about spearfishing, and due to the fact that we have our own scuba equipment, a boat ready to use we thought that this would be a nice activity for us ( And also a delicious one because of the fresh [self caught] fish).
But we have some important questions to get answered beforehand.
- Nr. 1: (most important question!)
What is the law regarding spearfishing in Spain ( especial in Tenerife / on the Canary Islands) ?
I read that hunting (spearfishing) while scuba diving is illegal in Spain. But spearfishing while freediving would be fine. Whats the truth? Is it illegal to spear while scuba ? (Why is it like that?)
We actually wanted to spear while scuba diving, because of the fact that we
a) arent that firm with freediving up until now and
b) we love to scuba and
c) we would like to have enough time in order to find the right fish to shoot (right size, type of fish etc.). -> We only want to shoot fish for dinner, therefore having time in order to find the right one is a good thing in our opinion
- Nr. 2:
Where can one get a map or something similar in order to know places where spearfishing is illegal?
But this thread is just about where and how to obtain a spearfishig license. Nothing is said about scuba diving and(!) spearfishing. And i would like to get some information regarding the law in Spain on scuba + spearfishing.
Hope anyone can help me.
Regards
Marvin