Norway · Spearfishing zone
Coastal cod spawning areas (Lindesnes to Swedish border) — 14 designated areas
Prohibited zoneseasonal spawning protection area
What this zone is
Overview
How spearfishing is treated at Coastal cod spawning areas (Lindesnes to Swedish border) — 14 designated areas.
All fishing, including while diving/spearfishing, is prohibited from 1 January to 30 April in 14 designated cod spawning areas along the Skagerrak coast and Oslofjord. Coordinates are an approximate region centroid (low-precision stub) spanning multiple discrete areas, not a precise point.
On the coast
Location
Approximate reference point for this zone. See the full picture on the interactive map.
58.0000°N, 7.0000°E
View on the mapSource
This zone is documented in the official source below.
Before you dive
License for Norway
Whether you need a license to spearfish here, and how to get one.
No license requiredvia Fiskeridirektoratet (saltwater) / Miljødirektoratet and landowners (freshwater)