Guides / Fishing
Does a Bahamas Cruising Permit Include Fishing?
No — treat fishing as its own decision. The temporary cruising permit covers your vessel’s entry framework under the rules you select; when you will angle in Bahamian waters, the guest boating flow typically adds a fishing module with its own fee line. Regulatory fishing details live with fisheries and customs authorities — our fishing permit overview links the concepts for boaters.
Why the split exists
Cruising permits and fishing permissions answer different questions: who is entering on which vessel, for how long, and with what anchorage or add-ons, versus whether you intend to harvest fish under applicable rules. Checkout therefore shows separate lines when you select fishing — similar to how anchorage is separate when you are not at a marina.
Practical planning
- Decide before you apply whether anyone will fish from the vessel during the trip.
- Use the calculator with the fishing box enabled to see the optional estimate alongside permit and anchorage.
- Read fishing permit for how the Less Stress Process stacks modules.
- Keep Bahamas Customs and current fisheries notices in mind for closed seasons or gear rules.
Applying
You can start the combined guest boating experience and select fishing when it applies — use the same application entry point you use for cruising permit steps.