Croatia · Spearfishing zone
Telašćica Nature Park — Ronilačka zona / Podzona ronilačkih aktivnosti (seasonal closure 1 May – 1 October)
What this zone is
Overview
How spearfishing is treated at Telašćica Nature Park — Ronilačka zona / Podzona ronilačkih aktivnosti (seasonal closure 1 May – 1 October).
The diving subzone of Telašćica Nature Park: four sea areas comprising the 50-metre belts off the shorelines of the islets Garmenjak Mali, Korotan and Mala Sestrica and the central coastal strip of Dugi otok between uvala Ćuška Dumboka and Suhi rt. Fishing of every kind is prohibited there from 1 May to 1 October each year (Pravilnik NN 8/2022 čl. 18(2); the same window is set on the fisheries side by Pravilnik NN 125/2020 čl. 7(2)), and recreational-fishing vessels must stay 100 m clear of the subzone line during that period (NN 8/2022 čl. 22). Spearfishing is in any case prohibited here all year, because sport fishing is banned throughout the park (NN 8/2022 čl. 17(2)) and the speargun is lawful only in sport fishing (Zakon o morskom ribarstvu čl. 31(1)). The pin marks the Mala Sestrica component; the subzone is four separate belts, not one continuous area.
On the coast
Location
Approximate reference point for this zone. See the full picture on the interactive map.
43.8504°N, 15.2120°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