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Bosnia and Herzegovina · Spearfishing zone

Sutjeska National Park (Sutjeska, Hrcavka, Jabusnica rivers and Zelengora lakes)

Prohibited zonenational park / regulated freshwater area

What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at Sutjeska National Park (Sutjeska, Hrcavka, Jabusnica rivers and Zelengora lakes).

Bosnia and Herzegovina's oldest national park (established 1962, 160.5 km2) in Republika Srpska, encompassing the Sutjeska, Hrcavka and Jabusnica rivers and the Zelengora mountain glacial lakes. Underwater fishing with speargun, spear or harpoon is prohibited under the Republika Srpska Law on Fishery, which bans fishing with harpoons, spears and underwater guns on all fishing waters.

On the coast

Location

Approximate reference point for this zone. See the full picture on the interactive map.

43.3330°N, 18.6830°E

View on the map

Source

This zone is documented in the official source below.

Before you dive

License for Bosnia and Herzegovina

Whether you need a license to spearfish here, and how to get one.

License: unknown — verify locallyvia Federation of B&H: Federalno ministarstvo poljoprivrede, vodoprivrede i sumarstva and cantonal ministries; Republika Srpska: Ministarstvo poljoprivrede, sumarstva i vodoprivrede RS; Brcko District: nadlezno Odjeljenje.

Through the holder of fishing rights for a given fishing area and the competent entity/district authority; requires the angling exam. Does not apply to spearfishing.

Get your license

Opens the official portal · fmpvs.gov.ba

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