Netherlands · Spearfishing zone

Entire Dutch sea area and coastal waters (zeegebied en kustwateren), including the North Sea coast, Wadden Sea and the Zeeland delta (Oosterschelde, Westerschelde)

Prohibited zonenational marine waters (fisheries prohibition)

What this zone is

Overview

How spearfishing is treated at Entire Dutch sea area and coastal waters (zeegebied en kustwateren), including the North Sea coast, Wadden Sea and the Zeeland delta (Oosterschelde, Westerschelde).

Spearfishing with the harpoon is prohibited in all Dutch marine and coastal waters under Article 14(1)(a) of the Uitvoeringsregeling visserij. There is no marine zone in the Netherlands where harpoon/spear fishing is permitted.

Source

This zone is documented in the official source below.

wetten.overheid.nl

Before you dive

License for Netherlands

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

License: unknown — verify locallyvia Sportvisserij Nederland (recreational angling); Ministerie van Landbouw, Visserij, Voedselzekerheid en Natuur (fisheries policy)

There is no spearfishing license because spearfishing with a harpoon is prohibited in both marine and inland waters. The general recreational angling permit (VISpas, issued by Sportvisserij Nederland) covers rod fishing only and does not authorise the use of a harpoon.

Get your license

Opens the official portal · sportvisserijnederland.nl

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