Croatia · Spearfishing zone
Marinski zaljev (Marina bay) — speargun expressly permitted in sport fishing
What this zone is
Overview
How spearfishing is treated at Marinski zaljev (Marina bay) — speargun expressly permitted in sport fishing.
Marinski zaljev, bounded by the lines Rt Jelinek – Rt Vranjica and covering the whole bay in to the village of Marina west of Trogir, is area no. 4 of the ribolovno more with special fishing regulation under Pravilnik NN 125/2020 čl. 15, and čl. 19(2) expressly permits the use of the speargun in sport fishing there. Note that here gigs (osti) are permitted only WITHOUT artificial lighting, unlike the other special-regulation areas. This is an express statutory permission, not merely the absence of a ban: the drafter names »upotreba podvodne puške u športskom ribolovu« in the permitted-gear list. All general national rules still apply — sport licence, daylight only, breath-hold only, minimum age 16 (Zakon o morskom ribarstvu čl. 31), the 5 kg daily limit (čl. 33(3)) and the species limits of Pravilnik NN 48/2026 — and the carve-outs listed in the same Pravilnik are excluded from this permission. LICENCE CLASS: this permission runs to sport fishing only — a recreational licence (rekreacijska dozvola) does NOT authorise a speargun, and a sport licence (sportska dozvola) is required (Pravilnik NN 48/2026, čl. 5. st. 1: »podvodnom puškom, isključivo uz kupnju sportske dozvole«; Zakon o morskom ribarstvu, čl. 31. st. 1: »Ribolov podvodnom puškom dozvoljen je samo u športskom ribolovu«). The recreational licence is the dearer of the two — annual EUR 66.36 for 2026 against EUR 46.45 for the sport licence — and still buys no speargun right.
On the coast
Location
Approximate reference point for this zone. See the full picture on the interactive map.
43.5067°N, 16.1680°E
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This zone is documented in the official source below.
Before you dive
License for Croatia
Whether you need a license to spearfish here, and how to get one.
Sport licences are sold through clubs/associations affiliated with the Croatian Federation for Sport Fishing at Sea (HSSRM); recreational licences via the Ministry's fisheries portal and authorised vendors. Issued in electronic form.
Get your licenseOpens the official portal · hssrm.hr



