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Pirovački zaljev (posebno stanište)

Prohibited zonespecial habitat (fish nursery) — spearfishing excluded

What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at Pirovački zaljev (posebno stanište).

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.

On the coast

Location

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

43.8034°N, 15.6794°E

View on the map

Source

This zone is documented in the official source below.

narodne-novine.nn.hr

Before you dive

License for Croatia

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

License requiredvia Ministarstvo poljoprivrede, šumarstva i ribarstva - Uprava ribarstva (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Directorate of Fisheries) issues all licences electronically; sport licences are sold by member associations of the Hrvatski savez za sportski ribolov na moru (HSSRM), which also issues the mandatory membership card

A sport licence may be issued ONLY to a member of a sport-fishing federation. For the ANNUAL sport licence the member must belong to HSSRM specifically (Zakon čl. 28. st. 1. t. b)); for DAILY and MULTI-DAY sport licences membership of any national sport-fishing federation suffices (Zakon čl. 29. st. 3.), which is the route open to a visiting foreign spearfisher who holds their own federation's card - at purchase the buyer states the membership-card number and the name of the national federation (Pravilnik čl. 19. st. 3.). Issuing a sport licence contrary to čl. 29. st. 3. is a listed misdemeanour. All sport licences and their special permits are sold by HSSRM member associations (Pravilnik čl. 18. st. 4.); since NN 48/2026, daily and multi-day sport licences may also be bought through the Directorate of Fisheries online shop (čl. 18. st. 5.). Recreational licences are sold by the Ministry - Directorate of Fisheries, its regional offices, authorised vendors and its online shop (čl. 18. st. 1.). All licences are issued electronically. Budget for the licence fee PLUS the federation membership card (and any club subscription).

Get your license

Opens the official portal · hssrm.hr

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