Croatia · Spearfishing zone
Telašćica Nature Park (Park prirode Telašćica)
What this zone is
Overview
How spearfishing is treated at Telašćica Nature Park (Park prirode Telašćica).
Telašćica Nature Park, on the south-eastern part of Dugi otok. Sport fishing is prohibited throughout the park — 'Na području Parka prirode zabranjeno je obavljanje športskog ribolova' (Pravilnik o zaštiti i očuvanju Parka prirode »Telašćica«, NN 8/2022, Article 17(2)) — and because Croatian law permits the speargun only in sport fishing (Marine Fisheries Act, Article 31(1)), spearfishing is banned park-wide, with no exception. Recreational angling is separately limited by Article 21 to hand lines, trolling lines and squid jigs, and 'the use of all other fishing gear is not permitted'. Article 18 adds that ALL categories of fishing are completely prohibited in the Podzona zabrane ribolova (the NW head of Telašćica bay to the Rt Artak–uvala Jaz line on 180°, and the SW part between uvala Tripuljak and uvala Pod Poljica to the Rt Tripuljak–Pod Poljica line on 128°) and in Subzones 1A (all of uvala Čuška Dumboka plus 50 m off the Dugootočki strmac) and 1B (50 m off Garmenjak Veli), and that fishing is banned from 1 May to 1 October in the diving subzone (50 m off Garmenjak Mali, Korotan and Mala Sestrica and the shore between Čuška Dumboka and Suhi rt).
On the coast
Location
Approximate reference point for this zone. See the full picture on the interactive map.
43.9000°N, 15.1600°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