Croatia · Spearfishing zone
Posebni rezervat u moru Ušće Neretve (Neretva mouth special ichthyological reserve)
What this zone is
Overview
How spearfishing is treated at Posebni rezervat u moru Ušće Neretve (Neretva mouth special ichthyological reserve).
The special marine reserve at the mouth of the Neretva (≈776 ha), carried in the Ministry of Agriculture protected-areas register as a »posebni rezervat u moru« and treated by Pravilnik NN 125/2020 as a posebni ihtiološki rezervat: čl. 14(2) point 12 and čl. 20(1) both carve it out of the surrounding Neretva posebno stanište and Neretvanski kanal »as shown on the map referred to in čl. 24«. Under čl. 2(3) commercial, small-scale coastal, sport AND recreational fishing are all prohibited in sea areas protected in the category of special ichthyological reserve, so spearfishing is prohibited outright — this is the strictest regime in the delta, and it is stricter than the surrounding Neretvanski kanal, where the speargun is expressly permitted in sport fishing.
On the coast
Location
Approximate reference point for this zone. See the full picture on the interactive map.
43.0328°N, 17.4485°E
View on the mapSource
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.
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 licenseOpens the official portal · hssrm.hr