SpearfishingMap

Faroe Islands

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Recreational spearfishing (underwater hunting) is practised and not prohibited in the Faroe Islands. There is no spearfishing-specific Faroese statute found in public sources; activity falls under the general framework for living marine resources (Act on Management of the Marine Resources, no. 161/2017) and the general rules for recreational/coastal sea fishing. Coastal and shore sea fishing is generally permitted without a permit, but local exceptions may apply. A commercial spearfishing operator (Spearfishing.fo, Tórshavn) operates legally, and the national tourism board promotes diving and spearfishing. Two general rules clearly apply to all recreational fishing: fish under 30 cm may not be kept (catch-and-release), and any fish caught must be consumed within the Faroe Islands (it may not be taken/exported home). No explicit spearfishing licensing, gear or catch-limit regime specific to underwater hunting was located, so confidence is low; divers should confirm local exceptions and protected-area boundaries before diving.

Legal
Affidabilità dei datiAffidabilità bassa

Ultimo aggiornamento Giugno 15, 2026

Quadro normativo di riferimento

  • §Act on Management of the Marine Resources (Løgtingslóg um at umsita livandi tilfeingi), no. 161/2017, in force 1 January 2018 (parts from 1 January 2020)
  • §General recreational/coastal sea-fishing rules as published by Visit Faroe Islands (national tourism board) and the Faroese Fishing Association
Licenza obbligatoria
Non obbligatoria
Fucile subacqueo
Consentito
Stranieri
Ammessi

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.

01Faroe Islands · national

Minimum size and catch-and-release rule for recreational fishing

Recreational fishing rules (Faroe Islands)

ENOriginale

it is not permitted to take any kind of fish under 30cm, and in this case, 'catch and release' is to be practised.

02Faroe Islands · national

Catch must be consumed in the Faroe Islands; equipment disinfection

Recreational saltwater fishing rules (Faroe Islands)

ENOriginale

Any fish caught must be consumed in the Faroe Islands. ... All equipment, including rods, reels, rubber waders, or lures, must be disinfected to kill fish pathogens [before arrival]. ... Coastal fishing is generally permitted, but please enquire about local exceptions.

03Faroe Islands · national

Property of marine resources (governing fisheries reform)

Act on Management of the Marine Resources, no. 161/2017

ENTradotto

All living marine resources in Faroese waters and those to which the Faroe Islands have rights are the property of the people of the Faroe Islands; they may never become private property and they may not be traded privately.

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.

Nessuna licenza richiestatramite Faroese Fishing Association (freshwater); Ministry of Fisheries / Vörn (sea fisheries)
Nessuna licenza richiesta
Tipo
No permit required for recreational coastal/shore saltwater fishing (no spearfishing-specific license located). Freshwater angling requires a permit purchased locally.
Costo
unknown
Validità
unknown
Come ottenerla
For coastal sea fishing no permit is needed. For specific freshwater lakes leased by the Faroese Fishing Association (Leynavatn, Mjóuvøtn, Saksunarvatn) a fishing licence must be purchased locally; some lakes/rivers are privately owned and require the owner's permission.
Autorità
Faroese Fishing Association (freshwater); Ministry of Fisheries / Vörn (sea fisheries)
Portale ufficiale per le licenze · visitfaroeislands.com

Attrezzatura e tecnica

Regole sull'attrezzatura

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

Fucile subacqueoConsentito

Restrizioni

  • All fishing/diving equipment (rods, reels, rubber waders, lures, and by extension wetsuits/gear) must be cleaned and disinfected before arrival in the Faroe Islands to prevent the spread of fish diseases; no veterinary certificate is required.
  • No spearfishing-specific equipment rules (e.g. speargun type, scuba-while-spearfishing) were located in public Faroese sources.

Spearfishing with a speargun is practised by local and commercial operators (e.g. Spearfishing.fo, Tórshavn); no statutory prohibition on spearguns was found. Whether scuba-assisted spearfishing is permitted is unknown from available sources.

Cosa puoi prelevare

Limiti di cattura e specie protette

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

Limite giornaliero

unknown

General recreational rule: no fish under 30 cm may be kept (catch-and-release below this size). Anglers/divers are encouraged to catch only what they intend to eat. No spearfishing-specific bag or per-species size limits were located. Salmon, sea trout and other anadromous species are managed separately under freshwater/fishing-association rules and conservation measures.

Chi può pescare

Visitatori e residenti

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

Visitatori stranieri

Consentito

Requisiti

  • Disinfect all fishing/diving equipment before arrival.
  • Consume any catch within the Faroe Islands; catch may not be taken/exported out of the country.
  • Obtain a local permit for freshwater angling where required.

Restrizioni

  • Fish under 30 cm must be released.

Tourists may take part in recreational sea fishing and spearfishing; the national tourism board markets diving and spearfishing experiences to visitors. No foreigner-specific spearfishing licence was identified.

Residenti

Same general recreational sea-fishing rules apply; no spearfishing-specific resident licence located.

unknown

A chi rivolgersi

Autorità

Gli enti ufficiali responsabili della pesca e delle licenze.

  • Ministry of Fisheries (Fiskimálaráðið)

    fisheries ministry

    fisk.fo

  • Vörn (Faroese Fisheries Inspection / Fisheries Authority)

    fisheries authority

    vorn.fo

  • Visit Faroe Islands (national tourism board)

    tourism authority

    visitfaroeislands.com

  • Faroese Fishing Association (freshwater angling permits)

    angling association

Da dove provengono

Fonti

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

  1. [01]

    Diving in the Faroe Islands - Visit Faroe Islands (national tourism board)

    Ufficiale
    visitfaroeislands.comConsultato il Giu 15
  2. [02]

    Saltwater fishing in the Faroe Islands - Visit Faroe Islands

    Ufficiale
    visitfaroeislands.comConsultato il Giu 15
  3. [03]

    Freshwater angling in the Faroe Islands - Visit Faroe Islands

    Ufficiale
    visitfaroeislands.comConsultato il Giu 15
  4. [04]

    Sports Fishing in Faroe Islands (30 cm minimum size rule; permitted lakes) - Guide to Faroe Islands

    Secondaria
    guidetofaroeislands.foConsultato il Giu 15
  5. [05]

    Faroe Islands - Fishery Legislation and Administration (Act on Marine Resources, Ministry of Fisheries) - Faroese Seafood

    Ufficiale
    faroeseseafood.comConsultato il Giu 15
  6. [06]

    The Faroese Fishery Reform of 2018 (Act on Management of the Marine Resources no. 161/2017) - Faroese Seafood

    Ufficiale
    faroeseseafood.comConsultato il Giu 15
  7. [07]

    Oceans, Fisheries and Maritime Affairs - The Government of the Faroe Islands

    Ufficiale
    government.foConsultato il Giu 15
  8. [08]

    Spearfishing.fo - commercial spearfishing operator (Tórshavn)

    community
    spearfishing.foConsultato il Giu 15

Note dei ricercatori

The Faroe Islands is a self-governing nation within the Kingdom of Denmark with its own fisheries legislation, distinct from Denmark and the EU (it is outside the EU). No spearfishing-specific Faroese law, marine-protected-area diving ban, season, or catch-limit document was retrievable from public sources, so data_confidence is set to low. What is firmly established from official/secondary sources: (1) recreational coastal sea fishing is generally allowed without a permit; (2) spearfishing is practised and not prohibited (active commercial operator + tourism-board promotion); (3) no fish under 30 cm may be kept (catch-and-release); (4) any catch must be consumed within the Faroe Islands and may not be exported; (5) all equipment must be disinfected before arrival; (6) freshwater angling requires a local permit (named association lakes: Leynavatn, Mjóuvøtn, Saksunarvatn). The umbrella legal framework is the Act on Management of the Marine Resources (no. 161/2017), administered by the Ministry of Fisheries with enforcement by Vörn. The full verbatim Faroese statutory text was not retrieved; law_texts entries are precise English excerpts from the cited pages, with the marine-resources property clause marked translated=true. Coordinates for protected/prohibited diving zones were not found and are intentionally omitted rather than guessed. Divers should verify local exceptions and any site-specific nature-reserve or seabird-protection restrictions before spearfishing.

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