Fishing and Hunting in Nicaragua

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Fishing and hunting activities are supervised by the Nicaraguan Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources.
Protected wildlife includes the Manatí, the Tapir, the american alligator, the sea turtles, monkeys, and other tree-dweeling mammals.Hunting the Quetzal, a native eagle, is also strictly forbidden. Other abundant species such as the white-tail deer and the wild boar, are not regulated by conservation laws. The following animals may be hunted but in limited numbers: the guatuza, armadillo, duck, dove, quail, and many other game species hunted for its meat.
There are several authorized hunting associations in Nicaragua which can provide anyone who is interested with all the necessary information nedded to practice the sport in Nicaragua.
Nicaragua is partially surrounded by sea, and has many lakes, lagoons, and large rivers that offer the fishing enthusiast an excellent environment in which to practice his sport.
Fresh water fishing is excellent, specially in the lake regions of Momotombito, Zapatera, Solentiname, Mayua, and Apanas. The shad inhabits not only the waters of the Atlantic (where it's known as the Tarpon) but it's also found in large numbers in the San Juan River. Fishing is also excellent in San Juan del Sur, a Pacific coastal town, and in Monkey Point in the Caribbean Sea, where the green turtleis hunted for its excellent flesh. certain species which inhabit the coral reefs are protected by current conservation laws. In Nicaragua, deep sea fishing is practiced not only in the sea, but also in the country's lakes and lagoons.