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Recreational spearfishing with a harpoon (speargun) is legal in Bulgaria only in the waters of the Black Sea. The general ban on harpoons in the Fisheries and Aquaculture Act (Чл. 35, ал. 1, т. 5) expressly does not apply to recreational fishing in Black Sea waters (Чл. 35, ал. 2); the detailed conditions are set by a ministerial ordinance under Чл. 15, ал. 1. Spearfishing is freediving-only (no SCUBA/oxygen apparatus) and is permitted only during daylight hours. Harpoon use in fresh water (Danube, inland water bodies) remains prohibited. A general spawning-season fishing ban applies annually (issued by order of the Minister of Agriculture and Food / Executive Agency for Fisheries and Aquaculture - IARA), and the Black Sea turbot is under a strict closed season (15 April - 15 June). No recreational licence is required for sea fishing for either residents or foreigners; daily retention is limited (up to 3 kg of marine organisms, or one specimen over 3 kg).

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Νομικό πλαίσιο

  • §Закон за рибарството и аквакултурите (Fisheries and Aquaculture Act), in force 2001 with later amendments (incl. ДВ бр. 94/2005)
  • §Ordinance on recreational fishing issued under Чл. 15, ал. 1 of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Act
  • §Annual order of the Minister of Agriculture and Food / Executive Agency for Fisheries and Aquaculture (IARA) on spawning-season fishing bans
  • §Council Regulation (EU) on Black Sea fishing opportunities (turbot TAC, 45 cm minimum landing size, 15 April - 15 June closure)
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Ο νόμος, αυτούσιος

Νομικά κείμενα

Οι ακριβείς νομοθετικές και κανονιστικές διατάξεις που διέπουν εδώ το ψαροντούφεκο, παρατιθέμενες όπως δημοσιεύτηκαν, με σύνδεσμο σε κάθε επίσημη πηγή.

01Чл. 35, ал. 1Bulgaria · national

Prohibited fishing gear - general ban on harpoon

Закон за рибарството и аквакултурите (Fisheries and Aquaculture Act)

BGΠρωτότυπο

Забранява се стопанският и любителският риболов в обектите по чл. 3, ал. 1 със следните уреди, средства, принадлежности и приспособления: 1. взривни материали, отровни и упойващи вещества; 2. електрически ток и технически устройства и съоръжения за електроулов; 3. дънни тралиращи и драгиращи средства; 4. огнестрелно оръжие; 5. харпун; 6. (нова - ДВ, бр. 94 от 2005 г., в сила от 01.01.2007 г.) кърмаци.

02Чл. 35, ал. 2Bulgaria · national

Harpoon exception for recreational fishing in the Black Sea

Закон за рибарството и аквакултурите (Fisheries and Aquaculture Act)

BGΠρωτότυπο

Забраната по ал. 1, т. 5 не се отнася за любителски риболов във водите на Черно море. Условията и редът за извършване на любителски риболов с харпун се уреждат с наредбата по чл. 15, ал. 1.

03Чл. 24, ал. 4Bulgaria · national

Recreational fishing - daylight-only restriction

Закон за рибарството и аквакултурите (Fisheries and Aquaculture Act)

BGΠρωτότυπο

Любителският риболов, в това число и на пъстървови риби, се разрешава само през светлата част на денонощието през всички дни на седмицата, извън периода на забраната по чл. 32, ал. 1.

04Чл. 24, ал. 2Bulgaria · national

Recreational fishing - daily retention (catch) limit

Закон за рибарството и аквакултурите (Fisheries and Aquaculture Act)

BGΠρωτότυπο

След еднодневен риболовен излет риболовците могат да запазват за себе си до 2 кг пъстървови риби, но не повече от 8 бройки, или до 3 кг от всички останали видове риби.

Πότε μπορείς να καταδυθείς

Εποχές & χρονικοί περιορισμοί

Κλειστές, ανοιχτές και περιορισμένες περίοδοι κατά τη διάρκεια του έτους. Επιβεβαίωνε πάντα τοπικά τις απαγορεύσεις ανά είδος.

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ΚλειστήΜε περιορισμούςΑνοιχτή
  • ΚλειστήBlack Sea turbot (Psetta maxima / Scophthalmus maximus)Απρ 15 – Ιούν 15

    Strict closed season for Black Sea turbot - capture, retention on board, landing and sale all prohibited. Implemented under EU Black Sea fishing-opportunity regulations and the annual Bulgarian spawning-ban order. Minimum landing size 45 cm total length.

    bta.bg
  • ΚλειστήGeneral spawning-season fishing ban (Black Sea, Danube and inland water bodies)Απρ 15 – Ιούν 15

    Annual spawning-season ban issued by order of the Minister of Agriculture and Food / Executive Agency for Fisheries and Aquaculture (IARA). Dates and covered waters vary by species and elevation each year (e.g. inland waters below 500 m: 15 April - 31 May; above 500 m: 1 May - 15 June). Certain designated water bodies are exempted for recreational fishing under conditions.

    bta.bg

Άδεια αλιείας

Άδεια

Τι χρειάζεσαι για να επιτρέπεται να μπεις στο νερό, πόσο κοστίζει και πώς την αποκτάς.

Δεν απαιτείται άδειαμέσω Executive Agency for Fisheries and Aquaculture (IARA)
Δεν απαιτείται άδεια
Τύπος
No recreational licence required for sea (Black Sea) fishing; a recreational fishing ticket (билет за любителски риболов) applies to inland/fresh waters under Чл. 22
Κόστος
unknown
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unknown
Πώς αποκτάται
For inland recreational fishing, a ticket is issued under the Fisheries and Aquaculture Act; no ticket/licence is needed for Black Sea spearfishing.
Αρχή
Executive Agency for Fisheries and Aquaculture (IARA)
Επίσημη πύλη αδειοδότησης · iara.government.bg

Εξοπλισμός & τεχνική

Κανόνες εξοπλισμού

Ποιος εξοπλισμός επιτρέπεται, πώς μπορεί να χρησιμοποιηθεί και ποιοι όροι ισχύουν.

ΨαροντούφεκοΕπιτρέπεται
Αυτόνομη κατάδυσηΑπαγορεύεται

Περιορισμοί

  • Freediving only - use of SCUBA, oxygen tanks or other breathing/gas apparatus while spearfishing is prohibited
  • Daylight hours only - night spearfishing is prohibited (Чл. 24, ал. 4)
  • A signal/marker buoy attached to the diver's body by a leash is required
  • Harpoon permitted only in Black Sea waters (Чл. 35, ал. 2); prohibited in fresh water
  • Nets, explosives, poisons, electrical devices/electrofishing and firearms are prohibited (Чл. 35, ал. 1)

The harpoon exception and detailed conditions for recreational spearfishing are governed by the ordinance under Чл. 15, ал. 1 of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Act. The freediving-only and buoy requirements are reported by secondary spearfishing sources (harpune.info, thefishcode.com); the daylight-only and harpoon/Black Sea rules are confirmed in the verbatim statute text.

Τι μπορείς να πάρεις

Όρια αλιεύματος & προστατευόμενα είδη

Ημερήσιες ποσοστώσεις, ελάχιστα μεγέθη και είδη που δεν επιτρέπεται ποτέ να αλιεύονται.

Ημερήσιο όριο

Up to 3 kg of marine organisms per day, or a single organism over 3 kg (Black Sea recreational); inland: up to 2 kg of trout species (max 8 specimens) or up to 3 kg of other fish (Чл. 24, ал. 2). Catch may not be sold.

Ελάχιστα μεγέθη

  • Black Sea turbot (Scophthalmus maximus)ελάχ. 45 cm

Προστατευόμενα είδη — μην τα αλιεύεις

  • ΠροστατευόμενοSturgeon (Acipenser spp.) - prohibited year-round
  • ΠροστατευόμενοBeluga (Huso huso) - prohibited year-round
  • ΠροστατευόμενοBlack Sea turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) - seasonally protected (closed 15 April - 15 June)

Sturgeon and beluga are fully protected. Turbot is seasonally protected with a 45 cm minimum landing size and a closed season; outside the closure typically a maximum of one turbot per day is reported by secondary sources. Catch from recreational fishing may not be sold.

Ποιος μπορεί να ψαρέψει

Επισκέπτες & κάτοικοι

Πώς διαφέρουν οι κανόνες για τους αλλοδαπούς επισκέπτες και τους ντόπιους κατοίκους.

Αλλοδαποί επισκέπτες

Επιτρέπεται

Περιορισμοί

  • Same rules as residents apply (freediving only, daylight only, daily limit, prohibited zones, protected species)

Foreigners may spearfish in the Black Sea under the same rules as residents; no special permit is required for saltwater spearfishing.

Κάτοικοι

No licence required for Black Sea spearfishing; recreational fishing ticket for inland waters

Residents and foreigners are treated identically for Black Sea spearfishing.

Πού στην ακτή

Επιτρεπόμενες & απαγορευμένες ζώνες

Ονομαστικές περιοχές που είναι ανοιχτές ή κλειστές για ψαροντούφεκο. Δες τη συνολική εικόνα στον διαδραστικό χάρτη.

Επιτρεπόμενες περιοχές

  • Bulgarian Black Sea coastal waters

    Recreational spearfishing with a harpoon is permitted only in the waters of the Black Sea (Чл. 35, ал. 2 of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Act), freediving only. Excludes ports, freshwater river mouths and military zones.

    Freediving only (no SCUBA / oxygen apparatus); daylight hours only; daily limit 3 kg or one organism over 3 kg; signal buoy attached to the diver; no sale of catch.

    iasrj.eu

Απαγορευμένες περιοχές

Δες στον χάρτη

Συνθήκες στο νερό

Ζωντανές συνθήκες

Ζωντανό θαλάσσιο και καιρικό στιγμιότυπο κοντά σε ένα παράκτιο σημείο αναφοράς στη(ν) Bulgaria, από το Open-Meteo. Οι συνθήκες ποικίλλουν κατά μήκος της ακτής — αντιμετώπισέ τες ως ενδεικτικές.

Ζωντανές θαλάσσιες & καιρικές συνθήκες κοντά στο Bulgarian Black Sea coastal waters.

Συνθήκες

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Αρχές

Οι επίσημοι φορείς που είναι αρμόδιοι για την αλιεία και την αδειοδότηση.

  • Executive Agency for Fisheries and Aquaculture (Изпълнителна агенция по рибарство и аквакултури, IARA)

    fisheries authority

    iara.government.bgoffice@iara.government.bg; tel. +359 2 805 1666 / +359 2 805 1663

  • Ministry of Agriculture and Food (Министерство на земеделието и храните)

    agriculture/fisheries ministry

    mzh.government.bgunknown

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Πηγές

Κάθε ισχυρισμός σε αυτή τη σελίδα ανάγεται σε μία από αυτές τις παραπομπές.

  1. [01]

    Закон за рибарството и аквакултурите (Fisheries and Aquaculture Act) - full text, IASRJ

    Επίσημη
    iasrj.euΠροσπελάστηκε Ιούν 14
  2. [02]

    Закон за рибарството и аквакултурите Част I - Spearfish.org (statute reproduction)

    Δευτερεύουσα
    spearfish.orgΠροσπελάστηκε Ιούν 14
  3. [03]

    Fishing Ban During Spawning Season Now in Force across Bulgaria - BTA (Bulgarian News Agency)

    Δευτερεύουσα
    bta.bgΠροσπελάστηκε Ιούν 14
  4. [04]

    Spearfishing in Europe - Law, Rules and Restrictions (Bulgaria section) - harpune.info

    community
    harpune.infoΠροσπελάστηκε Ιούν 14
  5. [05]

    Fishing Regulations in Bulgaria - The Fish Code

    community
    thefishcode.comΠροσπελάστηκε Ιούν 14
  6. [06]

    Executive Agency for Fisheries and Aquaculture (IARA) - official website

    Επίσημη
    iara.government.bgΠροσπελάστηκε Ιούν 14

Σημειώσεις ερευνητή

Spearfishing is legal in Bulgaria ONLY in Black Sea waters, by way of an express exception to the general harpoon ban (Чл. 35, ал. 2 of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Act). The four law_texts entries are verbatim Cyrillic excerpts retrieved from the statute (iasrj.eu and spearfish.org reproduction). Freediving-only (no SCUBA) and the mandatory signal buoy attached to the diver are not present in the statute excerpts retrieved and are sourced from spearfishing community sites (harpune.info, thefishcode.com); the precise wording lives in the recreational-fishing ordinance issued under Чл. 15, ал. 1, which could not be retrieved verbatim - confidence on those two points is medium. The turbot closed season (15 April - 15 June) and 45 cm minimum size derive from EU Black Sea regulations and the annual Bulgarian spawning-ban order (BTA). Daily limit, no-sale rule, and prohibited zones (ports, freshwater mouths, military objects) are consistent across the statute and secondary sources. Overall data_confidence: medium - core legality and statute text are well-sourced; some operational details (buoy, scuba, exact ordinance text) rest on secondary sources.

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