Denmark · Spearfishing zone
Protection belts around river and stream mouths (fredningsbælter, 500 m)
What this zone is
Overview
How spearfishing is treated at Protection belts around river and stream mouths (fredningsbælter, 500 m).
All fishing, including underwater hunting, is prohibited within 500 metres of the mouths of rivers, streams and narrows in sea or fjord, to protect spawning migrations.
Source
This zone is documented in the official source below.
Before you dive
License for Denmark
Whether you need a license to spearfish here, and how to get one.
Buy online at www.fisketegn.dk (Dankort, Visa, Mastercard, MobilePay, PayPal). Underwater hunters must hold a valid fisketegn before hunting; buying it registers you automatically for the 2026 reporting regime. If you are under 18 or at state-pension age, register free at fisketegn.dk/registrering-som-rekreativ before you enter the water (non-residents can register with a date of birth instead of a CPR number). Then report any eel, cod (Baltic), sea bass (North Sea), salmon (Baltic) or bluefin tuna in the RecFishing app the same day, whether kept or released.
Get your licenseOpens the official portal · fisketegn.dk