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Zona di Tutela Biologica «Area Miramare» (Golfo di Trieste)

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What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at Zona di Tutela Biologica «Area Miramare» (Golfo di Trieste).

A fisheries biological protection zone in the Gulf of Trieste, created outside the Miramare marine protected area by the decree of 16 March 2004 and re-regulated by the decree of 22 January 2009. In every ZTB all forms of professional, sport and recreational fishing — expressly including spearfishing — are forbidden unless explicitly allowed, and for the Area Miramare the only sport fishing allowed is rod-and-line with a maximum of five hooks per angler, so spearfishing is prohibited.

On the coast

Location

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

45.7125°N, 13.6917°E

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Source

This zone is documented in the official source below.

Before you dive

License for Italy

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

License requiredvia Ministero dell'Agricoltura, della Sovranità Alimentare e delle Foreste (MASAF) / Capitanerie di Porto - Guardia Costiera

Register as a recreational/sport sea fisher (age 16+) via the national MASAF system; from January 2026 register and declare catches of listed species through the EU RecFishing app under Reg. (UE) 2023/2842. No exam required for spearfishing itself.

Get your license

Opens the official portal · masaf.gov.it

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