Uzbekistan
Asia · Central Asia
Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked Central Asian country with no sea coastline, so no marine spearfishing exists; the question is freshwater underwater fishing in rivers, lakes and reservoirs. The current legal framework is the Rules for fishing in natural water bodies, approved by Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 80 of 09.02.2024 (in force from 11.05.2024). These rules explicitly prohibit 'spearing/piercing fishing gear (gig/острога)' (крючковые орудия лова — острога) along with electric current, explosives and poisons, and only permit amateur fishing with rod-and-line type gear (limited number of hooks). No provision authorizes underwater spearfishing, spearguns or harpoons; spear-type devices fall squarely within the prohibited-gear list. Recreational/amateur line fishing is free for individuals up to 5 kg per day (or one fish heavier than that). Spearfishing as a method is therefore effectively prohibited.
Seinast dagfest Juni 16, 2026
Stjórnandaslag
- §Rules for fishing in natural water bodies of the Republic of Uzbekistan — Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 80 of 09.02.2024 (in force 11.05.2024)
- §Rules of hunting and fishing on the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan — Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 1569 of 02.05.2006 (predecessor framework)
- Leyfi kravt
- Ikki kravt
- Sperrpistol
- Forboðið
Lógin, orðrætt
Løgligar tekstar
Nøgustu løgligar og reglugerðarligar fyrimæli sum stjórna skotfiskiskap her, tikin sum útgávnar, við tilvísning til hvørja heimlígu keldu.
Prohibited fishing gear list — spearing device (острога) banned (press rendering of Resolution No. 80)
Rules for fishing in natural water bodies of the Republic of Uzbekistan, approved by Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 80 of 09.02.2024 (as quoted by uzdaily.uz / kun.uz)
раскатные сетки (накидки); орудия лова с более чем 10 крючками с двусторонним креплением (перемет); любые сети, специально не промаркированные и не взятые под учет; крючковые орудия лова (острога); электрический крючок; стационарные сети-ловушки (вентер, мордушка)
Prohibited methods — electric current, explosives, poisons (press rendering of Resolution No. 80)
Rules for fishing in natural water bodies of the Republic of Uzbekistan, approved by Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 80 of 09.02.2024 (as quoted by spot.uz)
При ловле рыбы в естественных водоемах запрещено использовать электроток, взрывчатые и ядовитые вещества.
Free amateur fishing daily limit for individuals (press rendering of Resolution No. 80)
Rules for fishing in natural water bodies of the Republic of Uzbekistan, approved by Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 80 of 09.02.2024 (as quoted by spot.uz)
Физлицам разрешается ловить рыбу в спортивно-любительских целях бесплатно при условии, что улов не превышает 5 кг либо одной рыбы тяжелее этой массы в сутки.
Closed (spawning) seasons by water body (press rendering of Resolution No. 80)
Rules for fishing in natural water bodies of the Republic of Uzbekistan, approved by Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 80 of 09.02.2024 (as quoted by spot.uz)
в Амударье и Сырдарье — с 11 марта по 31 мая, в естественных водоемах Каракалпакстана и Хорезмской области — с 26 апреля по 10 июня, во всех других естественных водоемах — с 16 апреля по 31 мая.
Prohibited spearing/piercing gear under the predecessor (2006-era) Hunting and Fishing Rules — secondary summary
OrexCA regulatory overview of hunting and fishing in Uzbekistan (summarising the pre-2024 Rules of hunting and fishing); not the official Resolution No. 1569 text
При этом рыболовам, туристам следует знать запрещенные орудия и способы лова, это, в частности: а) сети всех видов, бредни, невод, вентера, накидки; б) колющие орудия лова (острога, дергун и т.п.); в) электроток, химические, наркотические и биологические препараты, взрывчатые вещества; г) огнестрельное оружие.
Nær tú kanst kafa
Tíðir & tíðarútilokanir
Lokuðar, opnar og avmarkaðar tíðir um árið. Staðfest alltíð artsligar lokunanir staðbundið.
- LokaðAmu Darya and Syr Darya riversMar 11 – Mai 31
Spawning-period total fishing ban on the Amu Darya and Syr Darya rivers. Does not apply to intensive fish farming in artificial reservoirs, irrigation networks or cage farms.
- LokaðNatural water bodies of Karakalpakstan and Khorezm regionApr 26 – Jun 10
Spawning-period fishing ban in natural water bodies of the Republic of Karakalpakstan and Khorezm region.
- LokaðAll other natural water bodies of UzbekistanApr 16 – Mai 31
Spawning-period fishing ban in all other natural water bodies of the country. Closure dates may be adjusted by up to 15 days based on hydrological conditions.
Loyvi til at fiska
Leyfi
Hvat tú tørvar til at vera loyft í vatninum, hvat tað kostar, og hvussu tú fært tað.
- Slag
- No licence for recreational line fishing within the free limit; commercial fishing requires a permit/quota
- Kostnaður
- Free for amateur/sport fishing within the 5 kg per day limit on public natural water bodies; commercial catch is subject to permits and fees via the licensing (Лицензия/EPEGU) system
- Gildistíð
- unknown
- Hvussu tú fært tað
- Recreational fishing within the free limit needs no permit; for catch beyond the limit, coordination with the entity assigned to the water body or payment is required. Commercial permits/quotas are issued by the environment authority.
- Myndugleiki
- Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change of the Republic of Uzbekistan (formerly State Committee for Ecology)
Tøki & teknikk
Tøknireglur
Hvat tøki er loyft, hvussu tað má brúkast, og undir hvønum skilyrðum.
Avmarkanir
- Spearing/piercing gear (крючковые/колющие орудия лова — острога, дергун) is explicitly prohibited
- Electric current (электроток) and electric hooks prohibited
- Explosives, poisons, chemical, narcotic and biological agents prohibited
- Nets of all types (cast nets, seines, trawls, stationary trap nets) prohibited for amateurs; unmarked/unregistered nets prohibited
- Firearms prohibited as fishing gear
- Hook gear limited to a maximum of 10 hooks with two-sided attachment (more = prohibited 'перемет'); historically max 5 hooks during spawning
Spearguns and harpoons are not separately named in the 2024 rules, but underwater spearfishing relies on spear/piercing devices ('острога'-type gear), which are expressly listed as prohibited fishing gear. No legal provision authorizes underwater hunting. As a doubly landlocked country, Uzbekistan has no marine waters; this concerns freshwater only.
Hvat tú má taka
Fongstmarkir & friðlýstar artar
Dagligar kvotur, lágmarksstørðir, og artar sum aldri má takast.
Daglig mark
5 kg per person per day on public natural water bodies (or one fish heavier than 5 kg); historically up to 10 kg on waters assigned to hunter-angler societies, with an additional amount possible on a paid basis
Catch above the free 5 kg limit requires coordination with the entity assigned to the water body or payment. Specific minimum sizes (промысловая мера) and a protected-species list exist in the regulations and the Red Book of Uzbekistan but were not retrieved verbatim in this pass.
Hvør má fiska
Gæstur & búsetufólk
Hvussu reglurnar eru munandi fyri útlendigar gæstur og heimlígt búsetufólk.
Útlendigar gæstur
Avmarkanir
- Spearfishing (spearing gear) is prohibited for everyone, residents and foreigners alike
- Same gear, seasonal and catch-limit rules apply regardless of nationality
The fishing rules do not draw a distinction between citizens and foreigners; the prohibition on spearing gear and the recreational line-fishing rules apply to all individuals. No foreigner-specific spearfishing regime exists because spearfishing is not a permitted method.
Búsetufólk
No licence required for amateur/sport line fishing within the free 5 kg daily limit on public waters
Krav
- Use only permitted gear (rod-and-line type, max 10 hooks); no spearing devices, nets, electric or explosive methods
- Respect spawning-season closures and reserve/fish-farm exclusions
Fyrimunir
- Free amateur fishing up to 5 kg per day on public natural water bodies
Membership in hunter-angler societies historically allowed higher per-outing limits on assigned waters.
Hvar á ströndini
Loyft & forboðin søvnir
Nevnd øki sum eru opin fyri ella lokuð fyri skotfiskiskap. Vís heilt mynstrið á gagnvirka kortinum.
Forboðin øki
- Amu Darya riverriver / seasonal closure
Major transboundary river; subject to total fishing ban during the spawning season (11 March – 31 May). Spearing gear is prohibited year-round under national fishing rules.
- Syr Darya riverriver / seasonal closure
Major transboundary river; subject to total fishing ban during the spawning season (11 March – 31 May). Spearing gear is prohibited year-round under national fishing rules.
- Natural water bodies of Karakalpakstan and Khorezm regionregional water bodies / seasonal closure
Natural reservoirs and lakes subject to a seasonal fishing ban (26 April – 10 June). Includes the Uzbek part of the (now largely desiccated) Aral Sea within Karakalpakstan.
- Nature reserves and protected commercial fish farmsnature reserve / fish farm
Amateur fishing is permitted on public natural water bodies except in nature reserves (заповедники) and commercial fish-farming waters; spearing devices are prohibited everywhere.
Veðurástand á havinum
Livandi veðurástand
Livandi sjógongdar- og veðursnapshotur nær einum strandlegum tilvísnarstaði í Uzbekistan, úr Open-Meteo. Veðurástand broytist við ströndina — brúka sum vísingarlig.
Livandi sjógongd & veður nær Amu Darya river.
Hvørjum at spyrja
Myndugleikar
Heimlígu stovnarnar ábyrgar fyri fiskiskap og leyfi.
Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change of the Republic of Uzbekistan
environment ministry (fisheries / wildlife regulator)
uznature.uz100043, Tashkent, Chilanzar district, Bunyodkor ave., 7-ACabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan
government (issues fishing rules by resolution)
gov.uzunknown
Hvaðan hetta kemur
Keldar
Hvørt krav á hesum síðu kemur frá einari av hesum tilvísningunum.
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Resolution No. 80 of 09.02.2024 — On approval of the Rules for fishing in natural water bodies of the Republic of Uzbekistan (official legal database)
Heimlíglex.uzFunnið Jun 15 - [02]
Resolution No. 1569 of 02.05.2006 — Rules of hunting and fishing on the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan (official legal database)
Heimlíglex.uzFunnið Jun 15 - [03]
Gov.uz (Ecology Committee) — State ban on fishing in certain rivers and reservoirs (official announcement, ban dates and legal basis)
Heimlíggov.uzFunnið Jun 15 - [04]
Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change — official site
Heimlíguznature.uzFunnið Jun 15 - [05]
UzDaily — Rules for fishing in natural water bodies approved (verbatim prohibited-gear list)
Undirkeldauzdaily.uzFunnið Jun 15 - [06]
Spot.uz — New rules for sport-amateur and commercial fishing in natural water bodies (5 kg limit, seasons, prohibited methods)
Undirkeldaspot.uzFunnið Jun 15 - [07]
Kun.uz — New rules of sport-amateur and industrial fishing established (prohibited gear, острога)
Undirkeldakun.uzFunnið Jun 15 - [08]
yuz.uz — Individuals may catch no more than 5 kg of fish per day free of charge
Undirkeldayuz.uzFunnið Jun 15 - [09]
OrexCA — Regulatory basis of hunting and fishing in Uzbekistan (prohibited gear under 2006 rules, including колющие орудия лова / острога)
Undirkeldaorexca.comFunnið Jun 15
Kannaragreinagerð
Uzbekistan is doubly landlocked with no sea coastline, so there is no marine spearfishing; this record covers freshwater (rivers, lakes, reservoirs). No statute uses the term 'spearfishing/подводная охота' or 'speargun/гарпун' for fishing. However, the current Fishing Rules (Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 80 of 09.02.2024, in force 11.05.2024) and the predecessor 2006 Hunting & Fishing Rules both expressly list spearing/piercing gear (крючковые/колющие орудия лова — острога) among prohibited fishing equipment, alongside nets, electric current, explosives and poisons. Permitted amateur fishing is line-based (rod and hooks, max 10 hooks) up to a free 5 kg/day limit on public waters. On this basis spearfishing as a method is classed 'no' (prohibited). The law_texts entries are verbatim quotations of Uzbek news outlets (uzdaily.uz, kun.uz, spot.uz) rendering Resolution No. 80, plus a secondary OrexCA overview of the pre-2024 rules — they are press/summary renderings of the resolution, NOT scraped from the primary statute, so their instruments and titles flag this and their 'article' fields are 'unknown'. The official lex.uz pages (1004486, 6798028) load the body dynamically and could not be scraped for the full article text in this pass, which is why confidence is set to medium rather than high and exact пункт/article numbers within Resolution No. 80 were not captured. During remediation (2026-06-16) the former law_texts[1] 'electric current/explosives' entry — which had been a constructed paraphrase with inline English glosses (e.g. '(electric current)', '(spear hooks)') and was not genuine verbatim — was replaced with the real verbatim sentence as published by spot.uz ('При ловле рыбы в естественных водоемах запрещено использовать электроток, взрывчатые и ядовитые вещества.'); the OrexCA 2006 entry was likewise re-fetched and replaced with the page's true verbatim passage. A future pass should render lex.uz/ru/docs/6798028 (e.g. via a browser) to capture the precise article numbering and any minimum-size/protected-species lists, which would raise confidence to high.
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Vit senda tær teldubræv nær Uzbekistans tíðir ella reglugerðir eru dagfestur í okkara gagnasetti.