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Austria

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Austria is a landlocked country with no sea coast, so there is no marine spearfishing. All fishing takes place in inland freshwater (lakes and rivers). Fishing law is not federal but is regulated separately by each of the nine federal states (Bundesländer), each with its own Landesfischereigesetz. Across the state fishing laws reviewed, spearfishing is effectively prohibited: harpoons (Harpunen) and fish spears (Fischstecher) are listed as forbidden fishing devices, the methods of spearing/stabbing (Stechen) are forbidden fishing methods, and in some states (e.g. Vienna) fishing while swimming or diving (Tauchen) is itself explicitly prohibited. Recreational angling generally requires a fishing licence (Fischerkarte) plus the permission of the waters' fishing-rights holder, but spearfishing as a method is not a permitted technique. Conclusion: recreational underwater spearfishing is not legal in Austrian waters.

Prohibited
Affidabilità dei datiAffidabilità alta

Ultimo aggiornamento Giugno 14, 2026

Quadro normativo di riferimento

  • §Wiener Fischereigesetz (W-FischG), LGBl. Nr. 1/1948 (consolidated) — Vienna
  • §NÖ Fischereigesetz 2001 (Niederösterreichisches Fischereigesetz) — Lower Austria
  • §Salzburger Fischereigesetz 2002, LGBl. Nr. 81/2002 (consolidated) — Salzburg
  • §Oö. Fischereigesetz (Oberösterreichisches Fischereigesetz) — Upper Austria
Licenza obbligatoria
Obbligatoria
Fucile subacqueo
Vietato
Autorespiratore
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Stranieri
Non consentito

La legge, integrale

Testi legali

Le esatte disposizioni di legge e regolamentari che disciplinano la pesca subacquea qui, citate come pubblicate, con un link a ogni fonte ufficiale.

01§ 49 Abs. 1-3Vienna (Wien) · state

Weidgerechte Ausübung — verbotene Vorrichtungen und Fangmethoden (Vienna)

Wiener Fischereigesetz (W-FischG), LGBl. Nr. 1/1948

DEOriginale

(1) Der Fischfang ist weidgerecht auszuüben. Es ist verboten, zum Fischfang Vorrichtungen, Fangmittel und Methoden zu gebrauchen, die den Grundsätzen der Weidgerechtigkeit widersprechen. (2) Verbotene Vorrichtungen und Fangmittel im Sinne des Abs. 1 sind insbesondere Sprengstoffe, Schusswaffen, Harpunen, Schlingen, Legschnüre (Nachtschnüre), Betäubungsmittel und Gifte sowie elektrischer Strom. (3) Verbotene Fangmethoden im Sinne des Abs. 1 sind insbesondere das Fischen beim Schwimmen oder Tauchen, das Verwenden von lebenden Wirbeltieren als Köder, das Fischen unter Zuhilfenahme künstlicher Lichtquellen, das Fischen aus Flugzeugen oder fahrenden Kraftfahrzeugen sowie das Stechen, das Anreißen, das Prellen und das Keulen.

02§ 12 Abs. 5 und Abs. 7Lower Austria (Niederösterreich) · state

Verbotene Vorrichtungen, Fangmittel und Fangmethoden (Lower Austria)

NÖ Fischereigesetz 2001 (Niederösterreichisches Fischereigesetz)

DEOriginale

Insbesondere folgende Vorrichtungen und Fangmittel sind verboten: Explosivstoffe, Schusswaffen, Harpunen, Betäubungsmittel, Gifte und Schlingen, elektrischer Strom, künstliche Lichtquellen und Echolot. [...] Insbesondere folgende Fangmethoden sind verboten: das Stechen, das Anreißen, das Prellen und das Keulen, das Verwenden lebender Köder, ausgenommen gesetzlich nicht geschützte wirbellose Tiere, das Verwenden von Krustentieren als Köder, Vorkehrungen zu treffen, die den Wechsel der Fische verhindern können.

03§ 23 Abs. 3 Z 1 lit. a und Z 2Salzburg · state

Verbotene Fangmittel und Fangmethoden (Salzburg)

Salzburger Fischereigesetz 2002

DEOriginale

[verbotene Fangmittel:] Sprengstoffen, Schusswaffen, Harpunen, Betäubungsmitteln, Giften, Fischstechern und Schlingen [...] [verbotene Fangmethoden:] bei Anwendung der Fangmethoden des Stechens, Anreißens, Prellens oder Keulens.

Quando puoi immergerti

Stagioni e restrizioni temporali

Periodi di chiusura, apertura e restrizione nel corso dell'anno. Conferma sempre localmente le chiusure specifiche per specie.

Nessuna chiusura stagionale registrata — verifica localmente prima di immergerti.

Permesso di pescare

Licenza

Cosa ti serve per poter entrare in acqua, quanto costa e come ottenerla.

Licenza obbligatoriatramite Respective state government (Landesregierung) / state fishing association (Landesfischereiverband)

Obtain the state Fischerkarte (often after passing a fishing exam, Fischerprüfung) and a separate permit from the owner/lessee of the fishing rights for the chosen water. Spearfishing cannot be licensed as a method.

Ottieni la tua licenza

Apre il portale ufficiale · oesterreich.gv.at

Licenza obbligatoria
Tipo
Fischerkarte (state fishing licence) plus a fishing permit (Lizenz/Erlaubnisschein) from the holder of the fishing rights for the specific water; issued per federal state. Note: this licence is for line angling only — spearfishing is not a permitted method.
Costo
unknown
Validità
Varies by state; typically annual or multi-year.
Come ottenerla
Obtain the state Fischerkarte (often after passing a fishing exam, Fischerprüfung) and a separate permit from the owner/lessee of the fishing rights for the chosen water. Spearfishing cannot be licensed as a method.
Autorità
Respective state government (Landesregierung) / state fishing association (Landesfischereiverband)

Attrezzatura e tecnica

Regole sull'attrezzatura

Quale attrezzatura è consentita, come può essere usata e le condizioni associate.

Fucile subacqueoVietato
AutorespiratoreVietato

Restrizioni

  • Harpoons (Harpunen) are listed as prohibited fishing devices in state fishing laws (e.g. Vienna § 49 Abs. 2; Lower Austria § 12 Abs. 5; Salzburg § 23 Abs. 3).
  • Fish spears (Fischstecher) are explicitly prohibited as a fishing means in Salzburg (§ 23 Abs. 3 Z 1 lit. a).
  • Spearing/stabbing (Stechen) is a prohibited fishing method in all reviewed state laws.
  • In Vienna, fishing while swimming or diving (das Fischen beim Schwimmen oder Tauchen) is an explicitly prohibited fishing method (§ 49 Abs. 3).

Spearguns/harpoons cannot be used for fishing in Austrian inland waters. Possession of a speargun is governed by general law, but it cannot be lawfully used to take fish.

Cosa puoi prelevare

Limiti di cattura e specie protette

Quote giornaliere, taglie minime e specie che non devono mai essere prelevate.

Limite giornaliero

unknown

Minimum sizes (Brittelmaße), closed seasons (Schonzeiten) and bag limits exist for angling and are set per federal state, but they are not relevant to spearfishing because spearfishing is a prohibited method. Not enumerated here.

Chi può pescare

Visitatori e residenti

Come le regole differiscono per i visitatori stranieri e i residenti locali.

Visitatori stranieri

Non consentito

Restrizioni

  • Spearfishing is prohibited for everyone regardless of nationality; foreigners cannot spearfish either.
  • Foreign visitors may angle (rod-and-line) where they hold a valid state Fischerkarte plus a water permit, but not by spearfishing.

The prohibition on harpoons/spearfishing applies to residents and non-residents alike.

Residenti

State Fischerkarte for angling only (no spearfishing category exists).

Requisiti

  • Pass the state fishing exam (Fischerprüfung) where required, obtain the Fischerkarte, and secure a permit from the fishing-rights holder.

Residents are equally barred from spearfishing; the licence covers line angling only.

A chi rivolgersi

Autorità

Gli enti ufficiali responsabili della pesca e delle licenze.

  • Republik Österreich / oesterreich.gv.at (official government portal — Fischen in Österreich)

    government information portal

  • Rechtsinformationssystem des Bundes (RIS) — official consolidated legislation portal

    legislation portal

  • NÖ Landesfischereiverband (Lower Austria State Fishing Association)

    fisheries authority / association

  • Land Oberösterreich — Fischereirecht (Upper Austria fisheries authority)

    fisheries authority

Da dove provengono

Fonti

Ogni affermazione su questa pagina risale a uno di questi riferimenti.

  1. [01]

    RIS — Wiener Fischereigesetz § 49 (Landesrecht konsolidiert Wien)

    Ufficiale
    ris.bka.gv.atConsultato il Giu 14
  2. [02]

    JUSLINE — § 49 W-FischG (Wiener Fischereigesetz), full text

    Secondaria
    jusline.atConsultato il Giu 14
  3. [03]

    NÖ Landesfischereiverband — Das NÖ Fischereigesetz (§ 12 verbotene Fangmittel/Fangmethoden)

    Ufficiale
    noe-lfv.atConsultato il Giu 14
  4. [04]

    RIS — Salzburger Fischereigesetz (Geltende Fassung), § 23

    Ufficiale
    ris.bka.gv.atConsultato il Giu 14
  5. [05]

    Land Oberösterreich — Verbotene Fangmittel und Fangmethoden

    Ufficiale
    land-oberoesterreich.gv.atConsultato il Giu 14
  6. [06]

    oesterreich.gv.at — Fischen in Österreich (official government portal)

    Ufficiale
    oesterreich.gv.atConsultato il Giu 14

Note dei ricercatori

Austria is landlocked (no sea coastline), so there is no marine spearfishing — only inland freshwater fishing exists. Fishing legislation is a competence of the nine federal states (Bundesländer); there is no single national fishing act. Three state laws were verified with verbatim primary-source text (Vienna W-FischG § 49, Lower Austria NÖ FischG § 12, Salzburg Sbg. FischG § 23) and all list harpoons (Harpunen) — and in Salzburg also fish spears (Fischstecher) — as prohibited fishing devices, plus spearing/stabbing (Stechen) as a prohibited method; Vienna additionally bans fishing while swimming or diving (Tauchen). Upper Austria's official portal likewise lists Stechen among prohibited methods. The remaining states (Burgenland, Carinthia, Styria, Tyrol, Vorarlberg) were not individually fetched, but the pattern of harpoon/diving prohibition is consistent across Austrian fishing law and reflects the shared 'Weidgerechtigkeit' (fair-chase) principle; spearfishing should be treated as prohibited nationwide. Seasons, zones and catch limits are left empty because they pertain to permitted angling and are not relevant to the prohibited spearfishing method. Cost/validity left as unknown rather than guessed, as they vary per state and were not retrieved verbatim.

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