Spear Guns & Seine Nets

• No one may use a pneumatic or mechanical speargun (includes Hawaiian sling, polespear, harpoon, hookstick or any device with a pointed end which may be used to impale, stab or pierce any marine life but does not include a striker) or seine net without a licence.
  NOTE: A striker is defined as a wooden pole, at least 10ft long, with a maximum of 2 barb-less prongs attached to one end.
• Only Caymanians over 18.
• Spear gun catch limit: Three fish per licensed person per day. (Excluding lionfish.)
• No one may use a speargun in any lagoon, sound or a body of water which does not exceed twenty feet in depth.
• No one may use a spear gun or seine net within a designated Grouper Spawning Area.
• Spear guns cannot be used to take Nassau grouper or parrotfish.
• License holders must carry license when using fish pots, nets or spear fishing and adhere to license conditions.
• No spear fishing within two hundred yards (meters) of any dive or snorkel vessel flying a dive flag indicating there are divers or snorkelers in the water, excluding the vessel from which the licensee is snorkeling. 
• No one may import a speargun or any parts for a speargun.