Croatia

Erlaubte Gebiete

• Croatian fishing sea (Adriatic) outside protected and restricted areas

  Spearfishing is permitted in the open Croatian Adriatic on a valid sport licence, outside national parks, special reserves, listed estuaries/bays, and outside harbours, ports and bathing areas (the latter banned 1 May - 1 October). Free-diving only, daylight only, with a signal buoy.

  Sport licence required; min age 16; free-diving only (no scuba); daylight only; signal buoy mandatory; max 2 spearguns; 5 kg/day catch limit.

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Verbotene Gebiete

• Kornati National Parknational park

  Fishing and spearfishing prohibited within the national park; recreational/sport fishing only via the park's public institution under separate rules and generally not permitted for spearfishing.

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• Brijuni National Parknational park

  Fishing and spearfishing prohibited within the national park boundaries.

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• Mljet National Parknational park

  Fishing and spearfishing prohibited within the national park boundaries.

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• Krka National Parknational park

  National park (river Krka and estuary) - not a fishing zone; spearfishing prohibited.

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• Lim channel (Limski kanal)special reserve

  Fishing prohibited in the Lim channel (special reserve / aquaculture zone).

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• Medulin bay and Klimno bay (island of Krk)protected bay / no-take area

  Fishing prohibited in Medulin bay and in Klimno bay on the island of Krk.

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• River estuaries (Dragonja, Mirna, Raša, Rječina, Zrmanja, Jadro, Žrnovnica, Cetina, Neretva, Rijeka Dubrovačka)estuary / special reserve

  Fishing prohibited in the listed river estuaries and in Rijeka Dubrovačka.

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• Harbours, ports, public beaches and bathing areasport / bathing area

  Fishing/spearfishing prohibited in harbours, small ports, public beaches and bathing places (seasonally 1 May - 1 October).

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• Telašćica Nature Park (no-take marine zones)nature park / marine no-take zone

  Telašćica Nature Park on the southeastern part of Dugi Otok island. Croatia's first no-take ('no-fishing') marine zones were established here under the ordinance on fishing in protected areas for the Telašćica and Lastovo nature parks (in force from World Fisheries Day, 21 November). Any seabed exploitation, including spearfishing, is completely prohibited in the no-take zones; sport/recreational fishing in the park is otherwise governed by the park's public institution under special licence (NN 48/2026 art. on protected areas).

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• Lastovo Islands Nature Park (Lastovsko otočje)nature park / marine no-take zone

  Lastovo Islands Nature Park (Park prirode Lastovsko otočje), an archipelago of 46 islands/islets ~14 km south of Korčula with 143 km² of marine area. The park contains many no-take marine zones forming a protected band around the coast (seagrass meadows). Amateur fishing is not allowed in the park area; the same special ordinance on fishing in protected areas (Telašćica & Lastovo) applies, so spearfishing is prohibited in the no-take zones and otherwise tightly restricted under the park's public institution.

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• Malostonski zaljev / Mali Ston Bay special marine reservespecial marine reserve

  Mali Ston Bay (Malostonski zaljev), enclosed between the Pelješac peninsula and the mainland in southern Dalmatia, was declared a Special Natural (marine) Reserve in 1983 (≈4,821 ha, from the Sreser–Duba line eastwards) and is a Natura 2000 site. It is protected primarily as a shellfish-farming ecosystem (European flat oyster and Mediterranean mussel); as a special reserve it falls under the protected-area fishing regime (NN 48/2026) where the managing institution may fully prohibit or restrict sport/recreational fishing, including spearfishing.

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• Posebni rezervat Rt Stupišćespecial marine reserve

  Special marine reserve at Cape Stupišće near Komiža on the western coast of Vis island, declared by Croatian Government Decree (NN 76/2025, in force 13 May 2025). The reserve covers 109.7 ha (102.8 ha sea, 6.9 ha land) and protects Posidonia meadows, reefs, red coral, and endemic species. Under Article 4(2) of the Decree, all fishing and other extractive activities ('ribolov i ostale ekstrakcijske djelatnosti') are prohibited; only scientific/educational fishing and selective removal of invasive alien species are permitted under special authorisation. Diving tourism remains allowed under regulated conditions.

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• Uvala Šćuza (Medulinski zaljev)no-take special-regulation area

  Šćuza cove — an enclosed lagoon in the north-eastern part of Medulin Bay near Pomer (Istria), separated from the rest of the bay by a protective wall. Under Article 22(2) of the in-force Pravilnik NN 125/2020, EVERY form of fishing (commercial, small coastal, sport and recreational — therefore including spearfishing) is prohibited in the cove. The cove is also a 100% marine Natura 2000 SAC ('Šćuza').

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• Pirovački zaljev (posebno stanište)special habitat (fish nursery) — spearfishing excluded

  Pirovac Bay between Pirovac and Tisno (Šibenik-Knin County), bounded by the Prosika – Cape Gradina line and extending to the head of Makirina cove. Designated a 'posebno stanište' (special fish habitat / nursery) under Article 14 of Pravilnik NN 125/2020: all fishing is prohibited except hand lines (povrazi), set longlines, fish pots and gigs (osti) — the speargun is NOT among the permitted gears, so spearfishing is banned; Article 14(6) expressly extends the restriction to sport and recreational fishing.

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• Uvala Morinje i Jadrtovac (posebno stanište)special habitat (fish nursery) — spearfishing excluded

  Morinje Bay — an enclosed lagoon-like bay by the village of Jadrtovac south of Šibenik, bounded by the bridge at the bay entrance. Designated a 'posebno stanište' (special fish habitat) under Article 14 of Pravilnik NN 125/2020: only hand lines, set longlines, fish pots and gigs are allowed — the speargun is not a permitted gear, so spearfishing is banned; the restriction applies to sport and recreational fishing (Art. 14(6)).

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• Rijeka Guduća i ušće (posebno stanište)special habitat (estuary / fish nursery) — spearfishing excluded

  The Guduća river and its estuary opening into the north-western arm of Prokljansko jezero (City of Skradin), bounded by the Cape Peluča – Cape Stinička line. Designated a 'posebno stanište' (special fish habitat) under Article 14 of Pravilnik NN 125/2020: the speargun is not among the permitted gears, so spearfishing is banned; the restriction applies to sport and recreational fishing (Art. 14(6)). Note: the adjoining Prokljansko jezero itself is NOT closed to spearfishing — Art. 18(2) expressly allows the speargun in sport fishing there.

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• Pantan (Trogir) — posebni ihtiološki rezervat i ušće Pantanaspecial ichthyological reserve (no-take) + special habitat

  Pantan wetland and stream mouth immediately east of Trogir. Two overlapping regimes: (1) the Pantan special ichthyological(-ornithological) reserve (designated 2000, WDPA 377856) — under Article 2(3) of Pravilnik NN 125/2020, ALL fishing (commercial, small coastal, sport and recreational) is prohibited in parts of the sea protected as a 'posebni ihtiološki rezervat'; (2) the surrounding aquatory of the Pantan mouth (Resnik – Arbanija line to the Trogir bridge) is a 'posebno stanište' under Article 14, where the speargun is not among the permitted gears — spearfishing banned in both.

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