SpearfishingMap

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Serbia is a landlocked country with no sea coast, so all fishing is freshwater (rivers, lakes, reservoirs). Spearfishing / underwater fishing is explicitly prohibited. The Law on Protection and Sustainable Use of Fish Stocks (Official Gazette RS No. 128/2014 and 95/2018), in Article 22(1)(3), bans catching fish with harpoons (harpun), spears (osti), underwater guns / spearguns (podvodna puška), explosives and other prohibited means. Recreational fishing is legally defined (Article 2, point 21) as a non-commercial activity using only rod-and-line tackle and auxiliary net tools. There is therefore no legal route to recreational spearfishing in Serbia, and no spearfishing licence exists. A standard recreational fishing permit is required for ordinary angling but does not authorise spearfishing.

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Sidst opdateret Juni 15, 2026

Overordnet lovramme

  • §Zakon o zaštiti i održivom korišćenju ribljeg fonda (Law on Protection and Sustainable Use of Fish Stocks), Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia No. 128/2014 and 95/2018
  • §Pravilnik o vrednosti dnevne, višednevne i godišnje dozvole za rekreativni ribolov (Rulebook on the value of daily, multi-day and annual recreational fishing permits) - annual rulebooks
Spydpistol
Forbudt
Udlændinge
Ikke tilladt
Maks. spyd
0

Loven, ordret

Lovtekster

De præcise lovbestemmelser og reguleringsforskrifter, der regulerer harpunfiskeri her, citeret som offentliggjort, med et link til hver officiel kilde.

01Član 22, stav 1, tačka 3)Republic of Serbia · national

Prohibited fishing methods and tools (harpoons, spears, spearguns)

Zakon o zaštiti i održivom korišćenju ribljeg fonda ("Sl. glasnik RS", br. 128/2014 i 95/2018)

SROriginal

loviti ribu eksplozivom i drugim rasprskavajućim sredstvima, harpunom, ostima, podvodnom puškom i drugim zabranjenim ili nedozvoljenim sredstvima

02Član 2, tačka 21)Republic of Serbia · national

Definition of recreational fishing (rod-and-line and auxiliary net tools only)

Zakon o zaštiti i održivom korišćenju ribljeg fonda ("Sl. glasnik RS", br. 128/2014 i 95/2018)

SROriginal

rekreativni ribolov je neprivredna aktivnost i podrazumeva lov polno zrelih riba udičarskim i pomoćnim mrežarskim alatima radi zadovoljenja potreba građana za rekreacijom

Hvornår du kan dykke

Sæsoner og tidsbegrænsninger

Lukkede, åbne og begrænsede perioder over året. Bekræft altid artsspecifikke lukkede perioder lokalt.

  • LukketAll recreational fishing - spearfishing is prohibited at all times regardless of season

    Spearfishing is banned year-round under Article 22 of the Law on Protection and Sustainable Use of Fish Stocks. Species-specific closed seasons (lovostaj) and minimum catch lengths apply to permitted rod-and-line angling but are not relevant to spearfishing, which is never permitted.

    paragraf.rs

Tilladelse til at fiske

Licens

Hvad du skal have for at må være i vandet, hvad det koster, og hvordan du får det.

Licens: ukendt — bekræft lokaltvia Ministarstvo nadležno za poslove zaštite i održivog korišćenja ribljeg fonda (ministry responsible for fish-stock protection) via fishing-area users

Issued by the fishing-area user (korisnik ribarskog područja), e.g. Srbijašume or angling associations, plus membership card. Not applicable to spearfishing.

Få din licens

Åbner den officielle portal · paragraf.rs

Type
No spearfishing licence exists. A general recreational fishing permit (dozvola za rekreativni ribolov) is required for ordinary rod-and-line angling, but it does not and cannot authorise spearfishing, which is prohibited by law.
Pris
Recreational angling permit (not spearfishing): annual senior approx. 9,000 RSD; daily approx. 1,300 RSD; multi-day approx. 2,600 RSD (2024 rulebook values, vary slightly by year and fishing-area user).
Gyldighed
Annual (calendar year), daily, or multi-day (up to 7 days) for ordinary angling.
Sådan får du licensen
Issued by the fishing-area user (korisnik ribarskog područja), e.g. Srbijašume or angling associations, plus membership card. Not applicable to spearfishing.
Myndighed
Ministarstvo nadležno za poslove zaštite i održivog korišćenja ribljeg fonda (ministry responsible for fish-stock protection) via fishing-area users
Officiel licensportal · paragraf.rs

Udstyr og teknik

Udstyrskrav

Hvilket udstyr er tilladt, hvordan det må bruges, og hvilke betingelser der er knyttet hertil.

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Restriktioner

  • Harpoons (harpun) are prohibited - Article 22(1)(3)
  • Spears (osti) are prohibited - Article 22(1)(3)
  • Underwater guns / spearguns (podvodna puška) are prohibited - Article 22(1)(3)
  • Explosives and other bursting/blasting devices are prohibited - Article 22(1)(3)
  • Permitted recreational fishing is limited to rod-and-line (udičarski) and auxiliary net tools only - Article 2(21)

All speargun/harpoon/spear equipment is illegal for fishing. Only rod-and-line tackle is lawful for recreational fishing.

Hvad du må tage

Fangstbegrænsninger og fredede arter

Daglige kvoter, minimumsstørrelser og arter, der aldrig må fanges.

Dagsgrænse

Not applicable to spearfishing (prohibited). Daily catch limits and minimum lengths exist for permitted rod-and-line angling under the law and implementing rulebooks.

Catch limits, minimum lengths (lovne dužine) and closed seasons (lovostaji) apply only to lawful rod-and-line angling, not to spearfishing, which is banned outright.

Hvem må fiske

Besøgende og fastboende

Hvordan reglerne adskiller sig for udenlandske besøgende og lokale fastboende.

Udenlandske besøgende

Ikke tilladt

Restriktioner

  • Spearfishing is prohibited for everyone in Serbia, including foreign visitors - Article 22(1)(3)
  • Foreigners may obtain ordinary recreational angling permits but never a spearfishing permit, as none exists

The statutory ban on harpoons/spears/spearguns applies equally to residents and foreigners.

Fastboende

Recreational angling permit only (no spearfishing permit exists)

Krav

  • Membership card and recreational fishing permit required for lawful rod-and-line angling
  • Permit generally required from age 14

Fordele

  • Reduced permit fees for seniors (65+), women, youth, juniors and persons with disabilities under annual rulebooks

Residents have no lawful means to spearfish; the prohibition is universal.

Hvor langs kysten

Tilladte og forbudte zoner

Navngivne områder der er åbne for eller lukket for harpunfiskeri. Se det fulde billede på det interaktive kort.

Forbudte områder

  • Entire territory of the Republic of Serbia (all fishing waters)national statutory ban (all freshwater fishing areas)

    Spearfishing with harpoon, spear or speargun is prohibited on all fishing waters nationwide under Article 22(1)(3) of the Law on Protection and Sustainable Use of Fish Stocks. The country is landlocked, so only freshwater bodies (rivers such as the Danube, Sava, Tisa, Morava; lakes and reservoirs) exist, and the ban applies to all of them.

    paragraf.rs
Se på kort

Hvem du kan spørge

Myndigheder

De officielle organer, der er ansvarlige for fiskeri og licensudstedelse.

  • Ministarstvo zaštite životne sredine (Ministry of Environmental Protection) - sector for fish-stock protection and sustainable use

    environment ministry / fisheries authority

    ekologija.gov.rs

  • Ribočuvarska služba i ribarski inspektori (fishery wardens and fisheries inspectors)

    enforcement / inspection

    paragraf.rs

Hvor dette kommer fra

Kilder

Hvert udsagn på denne side kan spores tilbage til én af disse referencer.

  1. [01]

    Zakon o zaštiti i održivom korišćenju ribljeg fonda (full consolidated text, Paragraf legal database)

    Officiel
    paragraf.rsTilgået jun 15
  2. [02]

    Zakon o zaštiti i održivom korišćenju ribljeg fonda - official text, Legal Information System of the Republic of Serbia

    Officiel
    pravno-informacioni-sistem.rsTilgået jun 15
  3. [03]

    Zakon o zaštiti i održivom korišćenju ribljeg fonda - PDF hosted by Serbian Customs Administration (Uprava carina)

    Officiel
    carina.rsTilgået jun 15
  4. [04]

    Pravilnik o vrednosti dnevne, višednevne i godišnje dozvole za rekreativni ribolov za 2024. godinu (permit prices)

    Sekundær
    paragraf.rsTilgået jun 15
  5. [05]

    FAOLEX - Serbia fisheries legislation record

    Officiel
    faolex.fao.orgTilgået jun 15

Forskernoter

Serbia is landlocked (coastline=false); all fishing is freshwater. Spearfishing is unambiguously illegal: Article 22(1)(3) of the Law on Protection and Sustainable Use of Fish Stocks (Sl. glasnik RS 128/2014, 95/2018) lists harpoons (harpun), spears (osti) and underwater guns (podvodna puška) among prohibited catching means, and Article 2(21) restricts recreational fishing to rod-and-line and auxiliary net tools. Verbatim Serbian legal text was retrieved from the Paragraf legal database (paragraf.rs), a long-established Serbian legal publisher carrying consolidated statute text; the official government portals (pravno-informacioni-sistem.rs and government PDFs) host the same law but their pages are JS-rendered or stored as compressed PDFs that could not be text-extracted via automated fetch, so they are listed as corroborating sources. data_confidence=high because the operative prohibition is short, explicit, and consistently reproduced across independent fetches. No marine/coastal data applies. License 'required' set to null because no spearfishing licence exists (the field would be misleading as true/false for an activity that is outright banned).

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